NGC 3593 - I0 pec or S0/a pec

NGC 3593

De Vaucouleurs Atlas Type: I0 pec or S0/a pec

Filter: B

Telescope: McGraw-Hill 1.3-m
North up , East left
Field Dimensions: 5.3 x 4.0 arcminutes

RC3 Type: SA(s)0/a:
RSA Type: Sa pec
Surface Brightness Range Displayed: 19.0-26.0 mag per square arcsec
Absolute Blue Magnitude: -17.2

De Vaucouleurs Atlas Description:

This very dusty early-type has only a small core and is patchy in the central region. There could be star formation in this area. In this sense, it very much resembles NGC 3077 and is probably also an I0 .