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NGC5887

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:14:43.9
Declination: +1:9:17
Constellation: SER
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1880
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: pF, pS, gbM
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5887

17.5" (7/9/94): fairly faint, small, round, 0.8' diameter, slightly brighter core.  A mag 14.5-15 star is 1.4' NNE of center.  A wide pair of mag 13 stars at 36" separation is 3' SE.  Located 7.4' SSW of mag 8.6 SAO 120913.