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NGC596
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 1:32:52.0
Declination: -7:1:55
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 10.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1783
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pB, R, bM, r, * 6 f 12'
Sub-type: E4
Steve's Notes
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NGC 596
17.5" (8/2/86): fairly bright, fairly small, very bright core, surrounded by a small faint halo. Located 12' W of mag 5.8 SAO 129371.
8" (9/25/81): fairly faint, small, round, bright core. Located 12' W of a mag 6 star.