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NGC568

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:27:56.9
Declination: -35:43:3
Constellation: SCL
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R
Sub-type: E-S0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 568 = IC 1709, which see.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 568

17.5" (11/1/97): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, 1.0' diameter, weak concentration to a small brighter core.  Larger of pair with NGC 574 15' NE.