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NGC285

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 0:53:29.8
Declination: -13:9:37
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 14.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, 3rd of 4
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 285

24" (10/5/13): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated N-S, 18"x15", very small brighter nucleus.  Third in a string with similar NGC 284 1.4' W and NGC 283 4.1' W.  NGC 286 is ~3' due N.

17.5" (10/28/89): very faint, very small, round.  Third of four in a group and third of three almost on a line with NGC 283 and NGC 286 3.5' S.  Appears similar to NGC 284 2' W.