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NGC142

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 0:31:7.9
Declination: -22:37:10
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, lE, 1st of 3
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 142

17.5" (10/8/88): first of three with NGC 143 and NGC 144.  Faint, small, round, very weak concentration.  A mag 14/14.5 double star at 20" separation is off the NNW edge.  NGC 143 lies 3' NNE.