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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

===== 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.