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NGC2617

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 8:35:38.9
Declination: -4:5:16
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, 2 vF st inv
Sub-type: S0-a

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 2617 is the brighter and western of two galaxies (it is MCG -01-22-026).
The NGC position, from Stephan's careful micrometric measurements, is within a 
few arcseconds of being correct, so I'm puzzled by the occasional 
misidentification of this NGC number with the eastern galaxy (MCG -01-22-027).
This is especially disconcerting since the eastern galaxy is considerably
fainter as well.

Oh, well.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2617

17.5" (4/6/91): very faint, small, round, low even surface brightness.  Unusual appearance as a mag 14 star is involved on the north edge 22" from center and a second mag 14 star is 30" S of center.  Forms a pair with MCG -01-22-027 2.4' E.