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NGC244

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 0:45:46.5
Declination: -15:35:50
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, iR, r, * 10 s 5'
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 244

17.5" (10/20/90): fairly faint, very small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, small bright core.  Located 3.5' NNW of a mag 10.5 star.  A tight trio of mag 14.5 stars is 8' W.