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NGC5987

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:39:56.9
Declination: +58:4:47
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, cS
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5987

17.5" (6/14/96): fairly bright, moderately large, very elongated 4:1 SW-NE, 2.0'x0.5'.  Prominent, high surface brightness core with much fainter extensions.  A mag 10.5 star is 1.3' NW of center.  Located 11' NE of mag 6.5 HD 140117.