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NGC268

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 0:50:9.4
Declination: -5:11:38
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, ilE, r
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 268

13.1" (9/22/84): fairly faint, fairly small, diffuse, slightly elongated 4:3 ~E-W, weak concentration but no nucleus.  Lies west of a group of four bright stars including mag 8.5 SAO 128977 5' NE, mag 7.8 SAO 128978 9' SSE, mag 8.5 SAO 128987 15' E and mag 6.8 SAO 128986 18' NE.