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NGC66

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 0:19:4.9
Declination: -22:56:11
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Muller
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, pS, E, 225°, * 9 n 1', f of 2
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 66

17.5" (8/20/88): faint, small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, even surface brightness.  Located 1.4' S of mag 8.8 SAO 166184.  Forms a pair with NGC 65 3' NNW.