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NGC958
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 2:30:42.5
Declination: -2:56:27
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pF, ilE, bM
Sub-type: SBc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 958
17.5" (11/17/01): fairly bright, fairly large, elongated 5:2 ~N-S, 2.5'x1.0'. Contains a brighter, bulging core and appears brighter along a thinner "bar" (the major axis). A similar comment was made in the 12/4/93 observation. MCG -01-07-016 lies 24' SW.
17.5" (12/4/93): moderately bright, elongated 2:1 SSW-NNE, 1.6'x0.8'. Appears brighter along the major axis. The brighter core has an occasional sparkle or bright spot. A mag 13.5 star lies 2.0' N of center.
8": faint, small, elongated 2:1 N-S, slightly brighter along the major axis.