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NGC7252
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 22:20:44.8
Declination: -24:40:42
Constellation: AQR
Visual Magnitude: 11.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: F, S, R, er
Sub-type: SB0
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 7252 has been called the "Atoms for Peace" galaxy because of its inner
region's vague resemblance to the symbol adopted by a 1955 conference in
Geneva. See the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoms_for_Peace
for more information on the conference; and see e.g. Schweizer, ApJ 252, 455,
1982 for more on the galaxy itself. It appears to be the result of a recent
merger of two galaxies -- the existence of extensive thin plumes to the
northwest and east, as well as the loops leading to the "Atoms for Peace"
name, suggest the merger.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 7252
13.1" (9/9/83): fairly faint, very small, round, compact, weak concentration. Located 40' WNW of 49 Aquarii (V = 5.5).