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NGC251

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 0:47:53.9
Declination: +19:35:49
Constellation: PSC
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, lbM, * inv, 2 vS st f
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 251

17.5" (10/20/90): fairly faint, fairly small, oval 3:2 E-W, weak concentration.  Enclosed by a small group of four mag 12-14.5 stars including a mag 12.5 star (close double) just 0.7' E.  Located 9.5' E of 59 Piscium (V = 6.1).