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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

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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.