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NGC5937

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:30:46.2
Declination: -2:49:45
Constellation: SER
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, pS, R, vgbM, 3 st f
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5937

17.5" (7/7/94): moderately bright, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 1.2'x0.8', broad moderate concentration although no distinct core.  An arc of four mag 11-13 stars curving N-S follows with the mag 11 star 3.4' NNE of center.