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NGC514

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 1:24:3.9
Declination: +12:55:2
Constellation: PSC
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: F, L, lE, vglbM, ** f
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 514 17.5" (1/1/92): fairly faint, fairly large, 2.5'x2.0', elongated ~E-W, broad weak concentration, edges fade into background, low surface brightness but granular or mottled texture. Located 3.1' WNW of a mag 9.5 star. A mag 13.5 star is 3.4' SW. Several faint stars are very close including a mag 14 star at the NE edge and a mag 15 star at the south edge 1.5' from center. 8" (1/1/84): faint, moderately large, very diffuse, even surface brightness. A mag 9 star off the east edge interferes with viewing.