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NGC5942

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 15:31:36.8
Declination: +7:18:44
Constellation: SER
Visual Magnitude: 14.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1887
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational


Summary description: eeF, S, R, 3rd of 4
Sub-type: E-S0

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 5942. See NGC 5941.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 5942 18" (8/3/05): at 257x appeared very faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, very small slightly brighter core. A mag 14 star is close NW. Third brightest in a tight quartet (HCG 76) with NGC 5941, NGC 5944 and MCG +01-40-002. This galaxy is identified as NGC 5941 in all modern catalogues! 17.5" (7/7/94): very faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, stellar nucleus at moments. A mag 14.5 star is off the NW side 45" from center. This is the third brightest of four in HCG 76 with MCG +01-40-002 = HCG 76d 2.0' SE, NGC 5944 2.7' E and NGC 5941 1.8' NNE.