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NGC5874
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 15:7:51.9
Declination: +54:45:10
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 12.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 16.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, pL, R, in Δ of 3 B st
Sub-type: SBc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5874
17.5" (5/23/87): faint, fairly large, diffuse, slightly elongated SW-NE.