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NGC5884

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 15:13:9.2
Declination: +31:51:44
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information


Discoverer: Lohse
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 15.5

Observational


Summary description: F, biN, Pos 170°, Dist 7" ±
Sub-type: *2

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 5884 is a double star. This is one of the "nebulae" found by J. G. Lohse, communicated directly to Dreyer. Like several others in the list, it turns out to be only a double star. Lohse's position and description is good, however, and clearly identifies the object.