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NGC5826

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 15:6:33.7
Declination: +55:28:45
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 14.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational


Summary description: vF, pL, E
Sub-type: S0

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 5826 is almost certainly identical to NGC 5870, in spite of the large difference in RA (7.0 minutes of time). In addition to the NGC description, Swift's original description in his first list adds these comments: "Star near; [GC] 4058 [= NGC 5866] in field." These additional notes make it pretty certain that Swift was looking at NGC 5870 (which he rediscovered two nights later). In particular, NGC 5866 is too far from his nominal position for N5826 to be in even his 33 arcmin field. N5870 is close enough, though, and it has the star nearby.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5826 See observing notes for NGC 5870.