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NGC2592

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 8:27:8.1
Declination: +25:58:15
Constellation: CNC
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, R, vsbM *
Sub-type: E2

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2592

17.5" (1/1/92): moderately bright, small, round, sharp concentration with an unusually bright core for a small galaxy, stellar nucleus, small fainter halo.  A mag 15 star is 1.0' W.  Forms a pair with NGC 2594 5' SSE.