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NGC 5086 is a magnitude +11.7 double star located in the constellation Centaurus. 
In the sky it can be found roughly between the galaxies NGC 5091 / NGC 5090 and NGC 5082.

The double star was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope on the 7th April 1837.

Right Ascension 13h 20m 59.3s, Declination -43° 43' 43"



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