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NGC5970

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:38:30.0
Declination: +12:11:11
Constellation: SER
Visual Magnitude: 11.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, pL, R, rr
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5970

13.1" (6/4/83): fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2 ~E-W, broad concentration to core.  Located 5.3' SW of mag 7.5 SAO 101663.