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NGC601

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:33:6.5
Declination: -12:12:30
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 15.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Muller
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, 4' sf II 473
Sub-type: C

Steve's Notes

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NGC 601

17.5" (10/4/97): extremely faint and small, round.  Initially appeared as a mag 15.5 "star" but a very small 10" halo was visible after extended viewing. Located 3.3' ESE of NGC 599.  Listed as nonexistent in the RNGC. Appears stellar on the POSS.