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NGC578

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:30:28.9
Declination: -22:40:0
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 10.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: B, L, pmE, gpmbM
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 578

17.5" (1/1/92): fairly faint, fairly large, elongated 4:3 WNW-ESE, ~4'x3', slightly brighter middle is mottled, no distinct core.  A mag 14 star or knot is at the east end 1.3' from the center.  The SDSS image reveals this is a galaxy, catalogued as PGC 133775.  Located 11' SE of mag 7.8 SAO 81972.  

8" (9/25/81): faint, fairly large, elongated.  Lies SE of a mag 8 star.