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Page last updated June 5, 2011
WORKING: Add positions/physical data (per Steinicke)
NGC 5050
Discovered (Apr 30, 1864) by Albert Marth (249)
NGC 5051
Discovered (Mar 30, 1835) by John Herschel
NGC 5052
Discovered (Apr 10, 1831) by John Herschel
NGC 5053
Discovered (Mar 14, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 5054
Discovered (Dec 31, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 5055 (= M63), The Sunflower Galaxy
Discovered (Jun 14, 1779) by Pierre Méchain
Recorded (1779) by Charles Messier as M63
A 9th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sbc) in Canes Venatici (RA 13 15 49.0, Dec +42 01 59)
Above, a 15 arcmin wide closeup of M63
Below, a closer view of the galaxy (Image Credits: Bruce Hugo and Leslie Gaul/Adam Block/AURA/NSF/NOAO)
NGC 5056
Discovered (Mar 13, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 5057
Discovered (Mar 13, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 5058
Discovered (Jun 2, 1883) by Wilhelm Tempel (VII)
NGC 5059
Discovered (Mar 25, 1865) by Albert Marth (250)
NGC 5060
Discovered (Apr 17, 1863) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 5061
Discovered (Mar 28, 1786) by William Herschel
NGC 5062
Discovered (May 1, 1834) by John Herschel
NGC 5063
Discovered (May 1, 1834) by John Herschel
NGC 5064
Discovered (Mar 3, 1837) by John Herschel
NGC 5065
Discovered (Mar 13, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 5066 (= NGC 5069)
Discovered (May 30, 1864) by Albert Marth (251) (and later listed as NGC 5066)
Discovered (1886) by Ormond Stone (and later listed as NGC 5069)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sa) in Virgo (RA 13 18 28.4, Dec -10 14 02)
NGC 5067
Recorded (May 30, 1864) by Albert Marth (252)
A pair of stars in Virgo (RA 13 18 27.7, Dec -10 08 40)
NGC 5068
Discovered (Mar 10, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 5069 (= NGC 5066)
Discovered (May 30, 1864) by Albert Marth (and later listed as NGC 5066)
Discovered (1886) by Ormond Stone (I-197) (and later listed as NGC 5069)
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type Sa) in Virgo (RA 13 18 28.4, Dec -10 14 02)
NGC 5070 (= NGC 5072)
Discovered (Jun 3, 1886) by Lewis Swift (3-67) (and later listed as NGC 5070)
Discovered (Apr 26, 1867) by Heinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 5072)
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type E/S0) in Virgo (RA 13 19 12.6, Dec -12 32 23)
NGC 5071
Discovered (Mar 25, 1865) by Albert Marth (253)
NGC 5072 (= NGC 5070)
Discovered (Jun 3, 1886) by Lewis Swift (and later listed as NGC 5070)
Discovered (Apr 26, 1867) by Heinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 5072)
A 13th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type E/S0) in Virgo (RA 13 19 12.6, Dec -12 32 23)
NGC 5073
Discovered (Feb 8, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 5074
Discovered (Mar 13, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 5075
Discovered (Mar 25, 1865) by Albert Marth (254)
NGC 5076
Discovered (May 11, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 5077
Discovered (May 11, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 5078
Discovered (Mar 28, 1786) by William Herschel
NGC 5079
Discovered (May 11, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 5080
Discovered (Apr 27, 1881) by Edward Holden (15)
NGC 5081
Discovered (Apr 19, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 5082
Discovered (Jun 3, 1834) by John Herschel
NGC 5083
Discovered (Jun 14, 1885) by Lewis Swift (1-23)
NGC 5084
Discovered (Mar 10, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 5085
Discovered (Mar 26, 1789) by William Herschel
NGC 5086
Recorded (Apr 7, 1837) by John Herschel
A pair of stars in Centaurus (RA 13 20 59.3, Dec -43 43 43)
NGC 5087
Discovered (Apr 8, 1788) by William Herschel
NGC 5088
Discovered (Apr 18, 1855) by R. J. Mitchell
NGC 5089
Discovered (Mar 13, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 5090
Discovered (Jun 3, 1834) by John Herschel
NGC 5091
Discovered (Jun 3, 1834) by John Herschel
NGC 5092
Discovered (Apr 12, 1867) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 5093
Discovered (Mar 18, 1787) by William Herschel
NGC 5094
Discovered (Mar 27, 1786) by William Herschel
NGC 5095
Discovered (Apr 15, 1828) by John Herschel
NGC 5096
Discovered (Mar 20, 1787) by William Herschel
NGC 5097
Discovered (Jun 3, 1886) by Lewis Swift (3-68)
NGC 5098
Discovered (Apr 29, 1827) by John Herschel
NGC 5099
Discovered (Jun 3, 1886) by Lewis Swift (3-69)
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