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NGC2586
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 8:23:31.4
Declination: -4:57:5
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude:
Historic Information
Discoverer: Muller
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3
Observational
Summary description: eF, pS, R, 4th of 4 (? neb)
Sub-type: *3
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 2586. This is a triple star. The galaxy with this label in RC3 (MCG
-01-22-012) is near the nominal position, but N2586 is noted as the fourth of
four nebulae. The other three (NGC 2583-5) are a minute west of Muller's
position, but their relative positions are good. If N2586's relative position
is similarly good, then there is little doubt that it is the triple star.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2586
24" (2/16/15): at 322x; this faint triple star (components all ~mag 16V) appears as a very faint, very small glow, 0.3' diameter with a mag 16 star often resolving. It is easy to see how this object could be assumed to be a nebula (galaxy). At 450x, 2 or all 3 stars sparkle, but could hold them simultaneously.
The RNGC and PGC identifies MCG -01-22-012 as NGC 2585. At 322x, this galaxy appeared faint to fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated N-S, 21"x15", low surface even surface brightness. Note: my description applies to the central region and I missed the very low surface brightness spiral arms.