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NGC386

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 1:7:31.2
Declination: +32:21:45
Constellation: PSC
Visual Magnitude: 14.3

Historic Information


Discoverer: Stoney B.
Year of discovery: 1850
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational


Summary description: cF, S, R
Sub-type: E3

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 386 18" (11/18/06): faint, fairly small, round, 25" diameter, gradually increases to a very small brighter core. Located 3.3' SSE of NGC 383 and on a line to the north of the NGC 384/385 pair in the core of the "Pisces Group". 17.5" (9/19/87): very faint, very small, round, bright core. Located 3.3' SSE of NGC 383 in a group. NGC 385 lies 2.6' S.