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NGC5847

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:6:22.2
Declination: +6:22:47
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 14.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, iR
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5847

17.5" (6/20/01): picked up at 64x with 31mm Nagler.  At 220x, appears very faint, small, round, 25" diameter, low surface brightness.  Situated 2.9' NE of a mag 10.4 star.  CGCG 48-111 lies 18' SW.