5125 5123
Cen
☀12.1mag
Ø 2.2' / 42''
Drawing Uwe Glahn

400/500mm - 18" (6/4/05): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated ~5:2 N-S, 1.2'x0.5', fades at the tips. Fairly well concentrated with a small, brighter round core ~15" diameter and fainter extensions. Three mag 8.5-10 stars to the SE with mag 8.4 HD 116623 6.4' SE. Forms a close pair with NGC 5126 1.6' SSE.