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NGC658

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:42:9.8
Declination: +12:36:5
Constellation: PSC
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1880
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: pF, pS, mE, mbM
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 658

17.5" (1/1/92): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 2:1 SSW-NNE, broad concentration, fairly faint small core.  Located 4' SSW of mag 8.8 SAO 92587.