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NGC636

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:39:6.5
Declination: -7:30:44
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 11.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, vS, R, mbM, r
Sub-type: E3

Steve's Notes

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NGC 636

17.5" (9/26/92): fairly bright, fairly small, round, bright well-defined circular core, very small nucleus.  The faint halo increases diameter to almost 2'.  A mag 12 star is 3' ENE.  

8" (11/28/81): faint, small, round, small bright core.