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NGC1598

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:28:33.4
Declination: -47:46:57
Constellation: CAE
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, bM
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1598

24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly bright, fairly large, oval 4:3 NW-SE, 1.1'x0.8', broad concentration with a brighter core that gradually increases towards the center.  NGC 1598 is the third in the "Carafe" trio with NGC 1595 2.8' SW and ESO 202-023 10' SW.