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NGC5855

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:7:48.9
Declination: +3:59:5
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 14.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1887
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, 2 st nf
Sub-type: C

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5855

17.5" (7/3/97): very faint, small, round, 25" diameter, very weak concentration to an occasional stellar nucleus.  A wide pair of mag 12/13 at  36" separation lies 1.7' NE.  Located 8' NW of mag 7.7 SAO 120858.