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NGC536

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:26:21.6
Declination: +34:42:12
Constellation: AND
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, pL, gbM, f of 2
Sub-type: SBb

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 536.  See NGC 531 and NGC 537.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 536

17.5" (8/31/86): moderately bright, slightly elongated WSW-ENE.  A mag 14 star is involved at the north edge.  Located 8' NNE of mag 6.3 SAO 54695.  Brightest along with NGC 529 in HCG 10 with NGC 529 8.5' W, NGC 542 2.6' SE and NGC 531 3.1' NNW.

13" (12/22/84): fairly faint, very small, elongated ~E-W, very small faint core.