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NGC5853

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 15:5:53.2
Declination: +39:31:22
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information


Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1881
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational


Summary description: pF, pS, R, mbM, r?
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5853 17.5" (7/17/93): faint, small, round, 40" diameter, broad weak concentration, very faint stellar nucleus with direct vision.