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NGC2128
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Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 6:4:34.0
Declination: +57:37:39
Constellation: CAM
Visual Magnitude: 12.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Swift E.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, vS, vlE
Sub-type: E-S0
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 2128. In March 2011, Steve Gottlieb wrote to me about this object:
I don't believe Swift or Dreyer published a corrected position --
NGC 2128 was discovered by Swift's son Edward on 27 Dec 1886. There is
nothing near the published position, and the description from list VI
doesn't add any additional clues as far as the field: "vF; vS; vlE." But
exactly 30' north of Swift's position is UGC 3392, and the general
description of [Swift's] nebula applies.
I had taken the UGC galaxy as NGC 2128 on the word of CGCG. I found that I
had written the identification into my copy of MCG, and had even corrected my
master version of the NGC -- but until now, had not written a note. I'm
pleased to acknowledge Steve for this one.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2128
17.5" (1/19/91): fairly faint, small, oval 3:2 SW-NE, bright core, stellar nucleus.