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NGC5812
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 15:0:55.7
Declination: -7:27:27
Constellation: LIB
Visual Magnitude: 11.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: cB, S, R, svmbM
Sub-type: E1
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5812
18" (6/13/07): bright, moderately large, round, sharply concentrated with an intense 30" core that gradually increases to the center surrounded by a fairly large, low surface brightness halo extending to ~1.7'. Forms a pair with IC 1084 4.8' ESE. A nice asterism of 4 stars in a triangular pattern lies 5' E. The IC galaxy appeared faint, fairly small, irregularly round, 25"x20".
17.5" (4/4/92): fairly bright, fairly small, round, 1' diameter to halo, gradually increases to a prominent core containing an almost stellar nucleus. Located 20' WNW of mag 6.4 SAO 140281. Forms a close pair with IC 1084 4.8' ESE.