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NGC5854

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:7:47.6
Declination: +2:34:7
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, S, vlE, lbM, am st
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5854

17.5" (4/4/92): fairly bright, moderately large, very elongated 3:1 SW-NE, very bright core, stellar nucleus at moments.  A mag 12 star lies 1.8' ESE of center.  Located 5.1' ESE of a mag 9 star.  Member of the NGC 5846 group.