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NGC254

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 0:47:27.5
Declination: -31:25:19
Constellation: SCL
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vB, pS, lE, smbM, * 8 nf 5'
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 254

17.5" (12/3/88): moderately bright, fairly small, very bright core, stellar nucleus, elongated 2:1 NW-SE.  Located 5' SW of mag 7.1 SAO 192746.

13" (9/22/84): fairly bright, small, elongated ~E-W, small bright nucleus.  Located 5' SW of a mag 8 star.