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NGC5948

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:32:58.6
Declination: +3:59:0
Constellation: SER
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F * in vF neby, vF * close
Sub-type: *2

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 5948 is a close double star.  Stephan's micrometrically measured position
is very close to the modern one and, with nothing else close that matches his
description, the identity is certain.