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NGC280

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 0:52:30.2
Declination: +24:21:3
Constellation: AND
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: eF, S, R, * 15 f 30"
Sub-type: SB?

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 280 17.5" (10/20/90): faint, fairly small, oval 3:2 E-W, weak concentration. A mag 13.5 star is just off the SE edge 1.0' from center.