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NGC552

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:26:57.0
Declination: +33:33:28
Constellation: PSC
Visual Magnitude: 14.6

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vS, stellar, p of 2, ? RA
Sub-type: *

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 552 is probably a star.  But is it the one I point to just northwest of
CGCG 502-084?  Wolfgang suggests that it is a different star (or perhaps a
double star), but does not identify it in the preliminary analysis of the 
field that he has so far circulated (July 2014).  Details will probably be
presented in his forthcoming book on WH's observations.  See NGC 537.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 552

17.5" (12/9/01): this number possibly applies to the mag 15 star just 30" preceding CGCG 502-084, assuming NGC 553 applies to CGCG 502-084.  The star was actually slightly easier to view than the galaxy.