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NGC197
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 0:39:18.7
Declination: +0:53:33
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 14.1
Historic Information
Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1863
Discovery aperture: 48.0
Observational
Summary description: eF, s of h 41
Sub-type: S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 197
18" (11/23/05): very faint, very small, round, 20" diameter. This galaxy is the smallest and faintest in the HCG 7 quartet and was missed by William and John Herschel (discovered by Albert Marth).
17.5" (10/8/88): extremely faint, very small, almost round. Member of the HCG 7 group and located 2.1' NNE of NGC 192. Forms a close pair with NGC 196 1' NNW and NGC 201 lies 4' SE. Appears fainter than 14.2z.