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NGC259
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Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 0:48:3.2
Declination: -2:46:33
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: F, S, E 135°, lbM
Sub-type: Sbc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 259
17.5" (11/28/97): fairly faint, moderately large, very elongated 3:1 NW-SE, 2.0'x0.7', broad concentration. Forms the vertex of a right isosceles triangle with a mag 11 star 3' SSE and a mag 11.5 star 3.4' WSW. MCG -01-03-012 lies 14' WNW (see notes for NGC 331).
17.5" (10/20/90): fairly faint, fairly small, edge-on 4:1 NW-SE, bright core, stellar nucleus, pretty system. Forms a right angle with a mag 10.5 star 3' SSW and a mag 11.5 star 3.5' ESE.