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NGC61
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 0:16:24.0
Declination: -6:19:2
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 13.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, S, iR, psvlbM
Sub-type: S0
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 61 is the brighter, southern component of a double galaxy found by WH.
His description, "irregular figure," suggests that he might have glimpsed
the fainter component to the north, too. The MCG position (copied into RNGC)
is incorrect, ESGC (in RC3) is correct.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 61
17.5" (8/20/88): this is a double system with the brighter component (NGC 61A = MCG -01-01-062) at the SSE end appearing faint, very small, contains a small bright core. In a common halo with NGC 61B = MCG -01-01-063 at the NNW edge. The fainter component appeared very faint, extremely small, round. Located near the Cetus border. MCG -01-01-065 lies 10' ESE.