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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
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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.