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Autodescription — NGC 599 (Q1037601)
description: lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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- Report on constraint conformation of “NGC 599” claims and statements. Constraints report for items data
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Correct identification of this object
[edit]The correct identification of some NGC objects is difficult due to errors and misunderstandings of the original observer and of the astronomers that, during time, made and re-analysed the data.
Use the information of different sources, NGC 599 has different identifications. Following the prescription of NGC/IC project NGC 599 and NGC 601 are different objects!
| Source | Identifications | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGC/IC project in VizieR (Q1662358) | PGC 5778 | [1] | right identification |
| NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (Q488563) | PGC 5778 | [2] | right identification |
| Lyon-Meudon Extragalactic Database (Q6709611) | PGC 5778, NGC 601 | [3] | right identification, but wrong assignment to NGC 601! |
| SIMBAD (Q654724) | PGC 5778, NGC 601 | [4] | right identification, but wrong assignment to NGC 601! |
- It would be prudent do not use SIMBAD (Q654724) and Lyon-Meudon Extragalactic Database (Q6709611) databases to recover catalogue names of this object!