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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

===== NGC 5874 17.5" (5/23/87): faint, fairly large, diffuse, slightly elongated SW-NE.