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NGC586

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:31:36.8
Declination: -6:53:35
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R
Sub-type: Sa

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 586.  See IC 1712.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 586

24" (12/28/16): at 200x and 375x; moderately bright and large, very elongated 5:2 N-S, 1.0'x0.4', small bright core.  Forms a pair with much brighter NGC 584 4.3' NW.

17.5" (8/2/86): fairly faint, fairly small, diffuse, very weak concentration.  Located 4.5' SE of NGC 584.