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NGC31

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 0:10:38.5
Declination: -56:59:10
Constellation: PHE
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eeF, S, R, f of 2
Sub-type: Sc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 31.  See NGC 28.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 31

30" (11/4/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): this is the largest of 9 members of AGC 2731 viewed.  Appeared moderately bright, moderately large, oval 3:2 N-S, 1.2'x0.8', broad concentration, bright core.  Situated in the center of the cluster with NGC 28 1.8' W, NGC 25 5.7' SW and NGC 37 6.3' ENE.  A mag 12 star lies 1.7' NNE.