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NGC5984

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:42:53.1
Declination: +14:13:56
Constellation: SER
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, S, E 135° ±, bM
Sub-type: SBcd

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5984

17.5" (6/4/94): moderately bright, edge-on 4:1 NW-SE, 2.4'x0.6', broad concentration with no distinct nucleus.  A thin isosceles triangle consisting of three mag 12.5/13 stars is 2' N.

8" (4/24/82): faint, small, edge-on NW-SE.