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NGC5885

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:15:4.2
Declination: -10:5:9
Constellation: LIB
Visual Magnitude: 11.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, cL, R, vgbM
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5885

18" (6/13/07): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 4:3 SW-NE,, ~1.5'x1.1', very weak concentration.  A mag 10 star sits at the NE tip of the galaxy. 

13.1" (7/5/83): very faint, round, diffuse with a low, even surface brightness.  Mag 9 SAO 140412 is just off the NE edge 1.7' from center and light from the star swamps the dim glow of the galaxy.