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NGC555

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 1:27:11.7
Declination: -22:45:42
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 14.1

Historic Information


Discoverer: Muller
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational


Summary description: eF, S, iR, 2nd of 3
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 555 18" (12/3/05): extremely faint, very small, round. Appears as a very low surface brightness hazy spot with averted vision. ~15" diameter. Visible at best 1/3 of the time with averted vision. Located 2.3' S of NGC 554. 17.5" (12/9/01): extremely faint, very small, round. In a small group with NGC 554 2' N and NGC 556 (not seen). 17.5" (11/6/93): extremely faint, very small, just glimpsed at moments though definitely visible. A mag 13 star is 1.5' ENE. Forms a close pair with NGC 554 2' N.