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NGC623

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:35:6.5
Declination: -36:29:24
Constellation: SCL
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, f of 2
Sub-type: E3

Steve's Notes

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NGC 623

17.5" (11/10/96): brighter of pair with NGC 619 2.9' preceding.  Fairly faint, fairly small, 1.0' diameter, round.  Collinear with NGC 619 and NGC 612 14' W.