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NGC357

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:3:21.8
Declination: -6:20:21
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, S, iR, sbM, * 14 nf 20"
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 357

13.1" (9/3/86): moderately bright, small, compact, very bright core.  A faint mag 14 star is at the ENE edge.  NGC 355 4' WNW not seen in 13.1" but glimpsed in 17.5".