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NGC134

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 0:30:21.8
Declination: -33:14:42
Constellation: SCL
Visual Magnitude: 10.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0

Observational


Summary description: vB, L, vmE 47°, psbM, f of 2, * 10 np 45"
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 134 17.5" (12/3/88): bright, fairly large, very elongated SW-NE, sharp concentration with a bright core and long faint arms. ÊTwo mag 13.5 stars are nearby; one at the preceding edge 40" NW of center and one on the opposite side of the core, 1.5' SE of center. ÊNGC 131 is in the field 9' WSW. 13" (9/22/84): fairly bright, very elongated SW-NE, small bright core, sharp edge along the west side. ÊA star is off the preceding side. 8" (11/8/80): fairly faint, elongated, low surface brightness.