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NGC619

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:34:51.7
Declination: -36:29:22
Constellation: SCL
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eeF, vS, R, p of 2
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 619

17.5" (11/10/96): very faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, 1.0'x0.8'.  Difficult to determine orientation as requires averted to glimpse (probably affected by fairly low elevation).  Preceding of pair with brighter NGC 623 2.9' E.  In a group with NGC 612 11' W.