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NGC5909

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:11:27.9
Declination: +75:23:4
Constellation: UMI
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1797
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5909

17.5" (6/18/93): faint, small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE.  A mag 13.5 star is 1.3' W of center.  Forms a very close pair with NGC 5912 48" E of center.