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NGC507
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 1:23:40.0
Declination: +33:15:24
Constellation: PSC
Visual Magnitude: 11.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, pL, R, bM, s of 2
Sub-type: E-S0
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 507 is the brightest of a relatively poor, though nearby cluster of
galaxies. There are several notes about the area; see e.g. NGC 499 = IC 1686,
and NGC 506.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 507
24" (10/4/13): bright, moderately large, round, 1.5' diameter, sharply concentrated with a blazing core that increases to the center. The outer halo gradually fades out, so there is no distinct edge, but just beyond the halo on the north side is NGC 508 (1.5' between centers). A number of galaxies are nearby including NGC 504 4' SW, IC 1687 4.6' WNW, PGC 5100 3.0' S, CGCG 502-072 5.1' NE ("fairly faint, small, round, 18" diameter") and NGC 503 5.2' NNW. A mag 14.3 star is just off the NW side, 1.3' from center and a mag 15.3 star (= NGC 506) is off the southwest side, 1.3' from center. Mag 7.6 HD 8347 lies 6.2' WNW.
13.1" (8/8/86): moderately bright, moderately large, round, very bright core. Second of three with NGC 508 1.5' N and NGC 504 4' SSW in a large group. Located 6' ESE of mag 7.8 SAO 54647.