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NGC201
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 0:39:34.9
Declination: +0:51:37
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1790
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, cL, E, vglbM
Sub-type: SBc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 201
18" (11/23/05): NGC 201 is the largest member of the HCG 7 quartet. At 225x appears faint, fairly large, round, ~1.6' diameter, low nearly even surface brightness with only a very weak concentration. Located 5' E of NGC 192.
17.5" (10/8/88): largest in the NGC 192 group = HCG 7. Faint, moderately large, diffuse, even surface brightness, slightly elongated NW-SE. Last of four including NGC 192, NGC 196 and 197.