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NGC599

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:32:53.7
Declination: -12:11:27
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, S, iF, er
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 599

17.5" (9/26/92): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, weak concentration, in a poor star field.  NGC 589 lies 10' NNW and NGC 593 12' SW.  Forms a close pair with NGC 601 3.3' ESE (not seen but appears stellar on the POSS).