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NGC556

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:27:12.5
Declination: -22:41:50
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 14.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, R, 3rd of 3
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 556

18" (12/3/05): marginal object, glimpsed a few times but confirmed off the NNE side of NGC 554 and faintest in a close trio with NGC 554 and NGC 555.  Appeared quasi-stellar, ~6" in diameter.  Situated just 1.8' NNE of NGC 554.

17.5" (11/6/93): not seen.