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NGC5274

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:42:23.3
Declination: +29:50:52
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 14.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1881
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, bM
Sub-type: E0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 5274

17.5" (6/7/97): very faint, very small, round, 25" diameter.  Observation confused by a couple of nearby mag 15 stars or compact companions.  Forms a similar close pair with NGC 5275 1.4' S, although the overall surface brightness of NGC 5274 is lower.