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NGC 5797
NGC 5797, LEDA 53408, MCG+08-27-036, UGC 9619, III 678, h 1893, GC 4015
Type: galaxy (in group), S0a
Mag: B=13.6, V=?
Size: 1.445′ x 0.891′
PA: 110°
History and Accurate Positions for the NGC/IC Objects (Corwin 2004)
NGC 5797 is UGC 09619. RNGC has got the wrong position for this as well as for NGC 5794, 5804, and 5805 -- in spite of good positions in NGC. See NGC 5805 for more.
Historical observations
William Herschel (c.1784)
Synonyms: H III-678
Discovered in 1787 by William Herschel with an 18.7-inch f/13 speculum telescope. He called it "Two [NGC 5797 & NGC 5804] The preceding vS, vS. The following eF, eS."
Published comments
Sulentic & Tifft (1973)
The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a 13.5 mag galaxy. Their coded description reads R,BM,SLDIF,B*2'SOUTH.
Modern observations
Steve Coe
Steve Coe, using a 13" f/5.6, notes: "Pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 1.5X1 in PA 90 and somewhat brighter in the middle at 135X. This is the brightest galaxy in the group."
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