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NGC315

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 0:57:49.0
Declination: +30:21:7
Constellation: PSC
Visual Magnitude: 11.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, pL, R, gbM, * 9 nf 3'
Sub-type: E2

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 315.  See NGC 313, NGC 316, and NGC 318.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 315

17.5" (10/17/87): fairly bright, fairly small, oval 3:2 ~SW-NE, bright core, stellar nucleus.  Located 3.5' NW of mag 8.5 SAO 54298.  Brightest of three and at midpoint connecting NGC 311 6' SW and NGC 318 6' NE.  A close faint double star is 1' NW of center = NGC 313.