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NGC283
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 0:53:13.1
Declination: -13:9:48
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 14.1
Historic Information
Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3
Observational
Summary description: eF, S, R, 1st of 4
Sub-type: Sc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 283
24" (10/5/13): first and largest of five galaxies including four similar NGCs and much fainter MCG -02-03-03. At 375x appeared fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 4:3 NNW-SSE, 0.4'x0.3', weak concentration. A mag 13.5 star lies 1.6' NE. NGC 284 and 285 follow directly east by 2.7' and 4.1' with NGC 286 5.2' NE and much fainter PGC 173072 is 1.9' NNE. The entire quintet fits in a 5' circle.
17.5" (10/28/89): very faint, very small, round, bright core. A mag 13.5 star is 1.5' NE. First of four similar galaxies with NGC 284 3' E and NGC 285 5' E almost on a line.