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NGC5995

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:48:24.9
Declination: -13:45:26
Constellation: LIB
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, vS * p
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5995

17.5" (5/27/00): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter (viewed core only).  A mag 13 star is just 0.9' NW of center.  Located 15' S of mag 7.0 SAO 159506.