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NGC597
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 1:32:14.9
Declination: -33:29:49
Constellation: SCL
Visual Magnitude: 13.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: F, S, R, bM
Sub-type: SBbc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 597
17.5" (12/26/00): very faint, small, round, 30" diameter. Located just 1.9' NNW of a mag 12.5 star.