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NGC5945
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 15:29:44.9
Declination: +42:55:9
Constellation: BOO
Visual Magnitude: 12.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1880
Discovery aperture: 31.0
Observational
Summary description: pF, pL, gmbM, S * att np
Sub-type: SBab
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5945
24" (7/28/16): at 260x; moderately bright and large, round, 1' diameter. Sharply concentrated with a very bright, very small nucleus. A faint bar extends ~N-S from the nucleus. A mag 14.5 star is superimposed on the NNE end and a fainter mag 15-15.5 is on the west side [20" from center]. In a group with NGC 5943 8.5' S, NGC 5934/5935 17' W and NGC 5947 15' SE.
17.5" (6/21/93): faint, round, 1.2' diameter, gradually brighter halo, small brighter core. Fourth and brightest of five in a group with NGC 5943 8.5' S.