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NGC2579
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 8:20:52.7
Declination: -36:12:58
Constellation: PUP
Visual Magnitude: 7.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: D * (h 4083) in pS neb, am 70 st
Sub-type: IV1p
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2579
17.5" (2/1/92): small, bright compact nebula involving a mag 10.5 star. Visible without filter as a small bright knot forming a close double with the mag 10.5 star just west. Using an OIII filter at 140x the size increases to 2' diameter and encompasses the mag 10.5 star. With this combination the nebula is quite prominent as the surface brightness is quite high! Located within a large scattered group of about 20 stars.