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NGC 5927
NGC
5927
is a
globular cluster
in the
constellation
Lupus
. NGC 5927 has a
diameter
of about 12 arcminutes and an
apparent magnitude
of
+8
.86. Its
Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class
is VIII, and it
contains
stars of magnitude
15
and
dimmer
.
The
globular
cluster was
discovered
by the
astronomer
James Dunlop
in
1826
with a 9-inch
telescope
and later by
John Louis Emil Dreyer
in the
New General Catalog
.