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NGC5802

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:0:29.9
Declination: -13:55:6
Constellation: LIB
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, sbM, 2nd and brightest
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5802

17.5": second and brightest of three in a group with NGC 5801 1.5' NW and an anonymous galaxy 5.2' ESE.  Very faint, very small, round, small brighter core.  A mag 15 star is 1' S.  NGC 5803 1.9' NNE not seen.