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NGC579
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 1:31:46.7
Declination: +33:36:52
Constellation: TRI
Visual Magnitude: 13.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1827
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: vF, pL, gbM
Sub-type: Sc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 579
17.5" (12/23/89): fairly faint, moderately large, almost round, weakly concentrated but no core. Pair with NGC 582 8' SSE.