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NGC258

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 0:48:12.8
Declination: +27:39:28
Constellation: AND
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stoney J.
Year of discovery: 1848
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, vF st close
Sub-type: Sb

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 258.  See NGC 252.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 258

17.5" (10/17/87): extremely faint and small, round.  A mag 11 star is close WSW 40" from center.  Second of three with NGC 252 3.2' SW and NGC 260 5.3' NE.