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NGC209

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 0:39:3.5
Declination: -18:36:30
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information


Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS, R, bM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 209 17.5" (12/3/88): faint, very small, round, small bright core. Located 70' SW of Beta Ceti.