(IAAC) Obj: NGC5012 - Inst: 56CM, f;4.1 StarMaster

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Observation Poster: James (Jim) Anderson <madmoon at bellsouth.net>

Observer: James (Jim) Anderson
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 0102005/0117ut
Location of site: Lake Jordan, NC (BigWoods) (Lat =35:46, Elev 250')
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5-6/10 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: <6/10 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 56CM, f;4.1 StarMaster
Magnification: 120X, 220X
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC5012
Category: External galaxy.
Class: SAB(rs)
Constellation: Com
Data: mag 12.9p  size 2.9' x 1.6'
Position: RA 13:11.6  DEC +22:54.9
Description:
120X-NGC5012 With direct vision, appears as a diffuse oval, uniformly bright.
There is a 10.0 mag star 5.0' East from the galaxy.

220X-NGC5012 appears as a diffuse oval, the halo being uniformly bright with a small oval core, just noticably brighter than the halo. There is a just detectable star in the Northern anse of the halo.
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