NGC 5494
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 5494, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 5494
MCG-05-34-001, ESO 446-25, PGC 50732
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 12.02 |
| Size | 1.357' x 1.275' @ 25° |
| Right Ascension | 14h 12' 24.2" (2000) |
| Declination | 30° 38' 38" S |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Description | pB, L, R, gbM, rr |
| Classification | Sc |
Observing Notes
Harold Corwin
NGC 5494 appears in Swift's big 11th AN list of new nebulae. Dreyer caught this, so Swift's rediscovery was not given an IC number. See IC 2595 for more about the nebulae that Swift found on the night of 22 February 1898.
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NGC 5494