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NGC5814

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:1:21.1
Declination: +1:38:14
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1828
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5814

17.5" (5/10/91): faint, very small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, very weakly concentrated but no well-defined core.  Forms a pair with NGC 5813 5' NW.