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NGC184

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 0:38:35.8
Declination: +29:26:51
Constellation: AND
Visual Magnitude: 14.7

Historic Information


Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1883
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational


Summary description: eF, eS
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 184 24" (9/15/12): faint, small, elongated 2:1 N-S, 24"x12", slightly brighter core. Faintest in a trio with NGC 181 3.1' NW and NGC 183 4.1' NNW. Bracketed by a mag 12.4 star 1.6' WNW and a mag 13.5 star 50" E. 18" (10/21/06): very faint, very small, elongated 3:2 N-S, 24"x16". Situated between a mag 13 star 0.9' E and a mag 12 star 1.6' WNW. In a trio with NGC 181 3' NW and NGC 183 4' NNW. Located 8' N of mag 4.4 Epsilon (30) Andromedae. 17.5" (10/17/87): very faint, very small, round. A mag 13.5 star is 1' E. Third of three in AGC 71 cluster with NGC 183 4.1' NNW.