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NGC179
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 0:37:46.3
Declination: -17:51:0
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 13.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3
Observational
Summary description: eF, eS, R, B * np
Sub-type: E-S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 179
17.5" (12/3/88): faint, very small, round. Forms a double with a mag 14.5 star just 25" NNW of center.