Oodini on 26-Aug-2021 17:00:12 GMT about NGC 2379
Hello,
It seems that the entry proposed by Simbad for NGC 2378 is wrong. NGC 2378 is a double star ; the galaxy is actually NGC 2379 (nd this last name is in Simbad presented as an alias of NGC 2378).
That's also what say my observing guide, and the the extragalactic database of the NASA :
http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+2379&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1
It says :
Not the same as NGC 2378 which is a double star.
See also :
https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc23a.htm#2378
I discovered that because this object is not known by Stellarium.
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