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NGC7596
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 23:17:12.0
Declination: -6:54:42
Constellation: AQR
Visual Magnitude: 14.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3
Observational
Summary description: vF, pS, lE 0°, lbMN
Sub-type: S0
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 7596 = IC 1477. Here is another case where the Leander McCormick RA is
well off the real RA. In this case, we have Leavenworth's sketch showing the
galaxy and four stars around it in a distinctive pattern to positively
identify the galaxy. His description also fits well, though the position
angle of the major axis is closer to 25 degrees than to zero.
Javelle picked up the galaxy just a few years after Leavenworth discovered it.
The IC position, correctly copied from Javelle's list and referred as usual to
a BD star, is good. Presumeably his micrometric offsets and a modern position
for the star would yield an even better position, but I've not reduced them.
The identity is obvious, and we have better modern positions in any case.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 7596
17.5" (7/25/95): faint, small, round, 30" diameter, very weak concentration. Located nearly at the midpoint of two mag 13.5 stars 1.1' W and 1.4' E. Two similar star are also 1.3' S and 2.3' SE. The PGC magnitude (B = 12.9) appears to be too bright.