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NGC273

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 0:50:48.4
Declination: -6:53:8
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: Vf, vS
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 273 24" (10/5/13): moderately bright and large, very elongated 3:1 WNW-ESE, ~48"x16". Contains a very small brighter core. A mag 14 star is off the NW edge by ~20". NGC 272/274 = Arp 140 lies 11' SSE. 17.5" (10/13/90): fairly faint, small, elongated 2:1 E-W. A mag 14 star is off the NW edge, 42" from center. NGC 272/274, a contact pair of galaxies, lies 11' SSE.