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NGC5905

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:15:23.3
Declination: +55:31:4
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, pS, iR
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5905

17.5" (5/23/87): moderately bright, moderately large, bright core, elongated 3:2 NW-SE.  A mag 14 star lies 1.6' E of center.  NGC 5908 lies 12' SE. 

13" (6/4/83): fairly faint, moderately large, slightly elongated ~N-S, diffuse halo increases to brighter core.