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NGC572

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:28:36.4
Declination: -39:18:26
Constellation: SCL
Visual Magnitude: 14.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, att to S *, B * nr
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 572

24" (10/3/13): although quite low from central California, viewed at 280x and 375x and appeared faint, very small, round, 18" diameter (core only).  A mag 14.6 star is at the NW edge.  A mag 10.3 star lies 6.2' SW.