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NGC180

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 0:37:57.7
Declination: +8:38:5
Constellation: PSC
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1790
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, pL, iR, * np inv
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 180

17.5" (10/8/88): faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 NW-SE, bright core.  A mag 11 star is at the NW edge 39" from the center. 

13" (12/7/85): faint, small, elongated NW-SE.  A mag 10.5 star at the NW edge detracts from viewing.