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NGC5803

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:0:34.4
Declination: -13:53:38
Constellation: LIB
Visual Magnitude: 14.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, sbM, 3rd of 3
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5803

17.5" (6/30/00): very faint, extremely small, round, 15" diameter, occasional stellar nucleus.  Faintest of a trio situated 2.2' ENE of NGC 5801 and 1.8' NE of NGC 5802.  The galaxy is nearly collinear with two mag 13-13.5 stars to the SE [2.6' and 4.0'].

17.5" (7/15/93): not seen.