NGC 5268

NGC 5268 is a single star in the constellation of Virgo ( right ascension : 13: 42: 12.3; declination : −13: 51: 37). It was mistaken for a galaxy by Edward Joshua Cooper during an observation on January 17, 1855 and thus got an entry in the catalog.

Web links

• NGC 5268. DSO Browser, accessed February 9, 2016 . 
• Courtney Seligman: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5250 - 5299. Retrieved February 9, 2016 . 
• Hartmut Frommert: Revised NGC Data for NGC 5268. SEDS, accessed on February 9, 2016 (English). 
• Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5268. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 9, 2016 (English).