Just for fun, I created plots of the RA and DEC verses the NGC number (data from the NGC/IC web site). The results are interesting. The RA has a strong"S" shape and the DEC has quite a dip where the LMC is, otherwise it isbiased to the north. The plots are on: http://www.users.qwest.net/~kreeves/ngcradec.doc[1] Ken Reeves --- Links --- 1 http://www.users.qwest.net/%7Ekreeves/ngcradec.doc -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.