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NGC5832

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 14:57:45.7
Declination: +71:40:53
Constellation: UMI
Visual Magnitude: 12.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, cL, iR, bp, r
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5832

17.5" (6/27/98): appears as fairly large, irregularly round glow with an uneven surface brightness, at least 2.0' diameter, weak concentration.  The halo gradually fades into the background and difficult to pin down a position angle.  Collinear with a 1' pair of mag 11/12 stars 7' SSE.  Located 15' SW of mag 6.7 SAO 8140.