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NGC5877
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 15:12:53.1
Declination: -4:55:27
Constellation: LIB
Visual Magnitude:
Historic Information
Discoverer: Schmidt
Year of discovery: 1867
Discovery aperture: 6.2
Observational
Summary description: vF, S, * 12 att n
Sub-type: *3
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 5877 is a double star with a third star close to the north. The two
southern stars are a bit fainter than the northern one, and are a bit closer
together than they are to the northern. These facts apparently made all the
difference in Schmidt's observation -- he saw them as a faint, small nebula
with a 12th magnitude star attached to the north.
Interestingly, his observation is not in any of the published papers of his
that I have (including the two referenced in the NGC), nor does Dreyer give
the reference in his GC Supplement. This is one case where I have not seen
the original publication. Fortunately, Schmidt's position is very good and
points right at the asterism.