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NGC5557 (Galaxy, in Bootes)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.nightskyinfo.com)
Instrument: 6-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: No location given
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Mon Oct 10 23:00:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1357
NGC 5557 is a 12.2 magnitude galaxy in Bootes. It is pretty large, with a bright nucleus.This galaxy shares the same field with NGC 5529, a faint galaxy (magnitude 12.7). NGC 5529 is barely visible at 70x, on the charts it appears very elongated, but seen through the eyepiece it is round and very small.
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