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NGC3588
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 11:14:2.4
Declination: +20:23:11
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 14.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1883
Discovery aperture: 16.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, cS, 4s f δ Leonis [___DREYER___ 8' s]
Sub-type: S?
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 3588 is a double galaxy not too far south of delta Leonis. It is bright
enough for the Herschels to have seen, but I suspect that the glare from the
star hid it. That is certainly what happened with the SDSS. While the
galaxies can be seen in the SDSS image, the field is covered with glare and
diffraction spikes.
Swift found the object on 26 April 1883 and described it as "cS, vF; f [delta]
Leonis 4s. Easily overlooked." (He miswrote the difference in RA -- the
galaxy actually precedes the star.) It's likely that he saw only the brighter
southwestern galaxy of the pair, but most catalogues list both under the NGC
number. I've followed along with that, and give a combined position for both
objects.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3588
18" (5/31/03): very faint, very small, round, 0.4' diameter. Weak, even concentration to center. Located just 8' S of mag 2.6 Delta Leonis! (Zosma). Not difficult at 320x with Delta just outside of field.