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NGC5862

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:6:3.2
Declination: +55:34:28
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 14.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, pS, R, v diffic
Sub-type: C

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5862

17.5" (6/20/87): extremely faint and small, round, at visual threshold with averted.  Located 7' SE of mag 7.6 SAO 29401.  NGC 5866 (M102) lies 13' NNE.