NGC 3579

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Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) Image Information for NGC 3579

DSS Acknowledgement , DSS Copyright Notice		DSS Image Generation: 2nd Generation DSS Image
Image Center (2000): 11h 11m 59.6s; -61º 14' 35"		Image File Name: n3579.jpg
Image Size (arcminutes): 15' x 15'		Image Size (pixels): 353 x 353
Original NGC Catalogue Data for NGC 3579
General Catalogue Designation: 2336		William Herschel Designation: ...
John Herschel Designation: 3325		Other Observers: ...
Right Ascension (Equinox 1860): 11h 05m 56s		Annual RA Precession (Equinox 1880): +2.53s
North Polar Declination (Equinox 1860): 150° 28.1'		Annual DEC Precession (Equinox 1880): +19.5"
Summary Description: F, lE, sbM, 2nd of 6
Notes: †	Comments: …
Discovered by: John Frederick William Herschel (1792 - 1871)			Year of Discovery: 1834
Telescope Aperture (Inches): 18.7		Telescope Type: Reflector
Understanding the 'Summary Description': Summary Description Abbreviations List
Contemporary/Current Data for NGC 3579
Right Ascension (2000): 11h 11m 59.6s		Declination (2000): -61º 14' 35"
Object Type: Bright nebula		Object Classification: Emission
Constellation: Carina		Position Angle: ----- °
Visual Magnitude: ----		Surface Brightness: ----
Blue Magnitude: ----		Object Size: 20'X15'
Also Cataloged As:	ESO 129-EN008, h 3325, GC 2336
Catalogue Notes: Paired with NGC 3576 (also an emission nebula)
Book / Chart References for NGC 3579
Luginbuhl & Skiff (Page): ---		Burnham's (Volume : Page): ------
Uranometria 2000: 427,449		Herald-Bobroff Astroatlas: C-84,C-85,D-17
Microsky: N/A		GSC Small Region Number: 8959
POSS Blue Plate #: N/A		POSS Red Plate #: N/A
Database Update Level: 2 (Complete)
Contemporary Visual Observation(s) for NGC 3579
NGC 3579 = ESO 129-EN008 = = RCW 57 11 11 58 -61 14 41 18" (7/7/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): N3579 is a small, fan or wedge- shaped section located just to the west of larger N3584 within the RCW 57 complex. It appears 2' in size with a 12th magnitude star at the south tip and spreading to the north and west from this star. This is the second of 6 separate pieces catalogued by John Herschel. - by Steve Gottlieb
Historical Research Notes / Correction for NGC 3579
NGC 3579. See NGC 3576. - Dr. Harold G. Corwin, Jr.
Correction Disclaimer
As with all corrections to the NGC and IC Catalogues, there is a certain margin for error, even though the evidence supporting the correction may be strong and compelling. It is with this in mind that we ask the user to use this information as 'Most Probable', but never to assume the correction is 'Absolute'. All published corrections are based on an exhaustive 'paper chase' of the historical record back to the original discoverer's published notes/papers, and are therefore based upon the historical accuracy (or inaccuracy) of those particular notes/papers. In short, Caveat Emptor! - Robert E. Erdmann, Jr.
Data Sources Used to research NGC 3579
[NGC] New General Catalogue / [IC] Index Catalogue (Dreyer - 1888, 1895, 1908) [ESO] The ESO Uppsala Survey of the ESO(B) Atlas (Lauberts - 1982) [RE-NGCDDB] NGC Discoverer's Database (Erdmann 1990 - 2006) [HC-PPL] NGC/IC Accurate Positions List Database (Corwin - 1996 thru 2006) [SG-NGCO] NGC/IC Observations Database (Gottlieb - 1998 thru 2006) [RE-AZDB] The Arizona Database®, V15.5 (Erdmann - 1987 thru 2006) [MOL] Master List of Nonstellar Optical Astronomical Objects (Dixon & Sonneborn - 1980) [DSS] Digitized Sky Survey - 1st (102 CD-ROM) and 2nd (Web Site) Generation (STScI - 1994) [NED] NASA's Extragalactic Database (NED) located at http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/
Additional Notes
• 1st generation images were generated from the 102 CD-ROM version of the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) • 2nd generation images were generated at the DSS web site located at http://archive.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/dsswin • Luginbuhl & Skiff page numbers are from 'Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects' by Christian B. Luginbuhl and Brian A. Skiff, produced by Cambridge University Press • Burnham's refers to 'Burnham's Celestial Handbook' in three volumes produced by Dover Publications, Inc. • Uranometria 2000 chart numbers are for those printings authored by Tirion, Rappaport & Lovi, and are not for the most recent printings authored by Tirion, Rappaport & Remaklus in which the charts were re-numbered, all of which were and/or are produced by Willmann-Bell, Inc. • The Herald-Bobroff Astroatlas is by D. Herald and P. Bobroff of Canberra, Australia and is produced by HB2000 Publications • Microsky® is the microfiche rendition of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS) produced by Deen Publications (P.O. Box 867088; Plano Texas 75086) • POSS refers to the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey produced by The National Geographic Society in conjunction with The California Institute of Technology • All DSS image annotation was performed by Robert E. Erdmann, Jr., and is ©Copyright 1996 through 2008 by Robert E. Erdmann, Jr. - All rights reserved • All product names, trademarks, and copyrights are the property of their respective owners • Contemporary/Current Data for this object was hand collected and entered from the data sources listed in the "Data Sources Used" section of this table above.- Robert E. Erdmann, Jr.