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NGC564
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 1:27:48.2
Declination: -1:52:43
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, vS, iF, f of 2
Sub-type: E2
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 564. See IC 117.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 564
17.5" (1/1/92): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, very small bright core. A mag 15 star is just off the west edge. Third of three and similar to NGC 560 6' WSW although different position angles. Located 7' NNW of mag 8.6 SAO 129314 and 10' NNW of mag 6.9 SAO 129315. Member of the AGC 194 cluster.
13" (9/22/84): fairly faint, fairly small, almost round, bright core. Two bright stars are in the field to SE.