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NGC5974

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:39:2.3
Declination: +31:45:35
Constellation: CRB
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1827
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, bM
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5974

17.5" (7/15/93): faint, very small, elongated 2:1 WNW-ESE, 0.5'x0.25', even surface brightness.  Located 5' NW of mag 8.4 SAO 64828.  A mag 9.5 star is 6' SSE and mag 7.6 SAO 64824 12' SSW.