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Object name: NGC5523Designation(s): NGC5523, NGC 5523 drew my attention because in POSS images the core looked well off center. While it is very slightly east of center this is only a very slight offset. Turns out the POSS exposures create an illusion it is further off center than it really is due to the inner bright disk's center being nearly a half minute west of the core. The core is nearly centered in the entire disk. Still, it turns out to be an interesting galaxy. One paper, https://arxiv.org/abs/1611.05968 , says that while it is an isolated galaxy it has likely had many non-destructive mergers. According to the authors, it is all alone because it has merged with all its neighbors. I measure its size at about 77,000 light-years. It was discovered by William Herschel on May 19, 1784. It is in the second Herschel 400 observing program. Unfortunately, as I've mentioned before my notes from that were lost in my move to Minnesota. Related Designation(s):2MASS J14145236+2519028, 2MASX J14145230+2519034, 2MASXi J1414517+251904, 2MFGC 11564, 2MIG 1956, ADBS J141449+2519, CGCG 133-018, CGCG 1412.6+2533, HIPASS J1414+25, IRAS 14125+2533, IRAS F14125+2533, KIG 0621, MCG +04-34-008, NGC 5523, NGC5523, NSA 144740, PGC 050895, SDSS J141452.36+251902.5, UGC 09119, UZC J141451.5+251903, |