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NGC5980

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:41:30.5
Declination: +15:47:15
Constellation: SER
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, pS, E 0°
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5980

17.5" (6/4/94): moderately bright, elongated 2:1 N-S, 1.5'x0.7', large broadly brighter core, overall fairly high surface brightness.  A mag 14.5 star is 1' E and a mag 12 star lies 2.9' SE.  Located 16' SSE of 19 Serpentis (V = 6.0).  Forms a pair with IC 1133 13.6' SSW.