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NGC393

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 1:8:36.9
Declination: +39:38:38
Constellation: AND
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: F, vS, vlE, gbM, 4 S st nr
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 393 17.5" (1/1/92): fairly faint, small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, sharp concentration, faint halo, two mag 13/13.5 star are 1.2' WNW and 1.6' NW with a separation of 36". Forms a pair with NGC 389 3.3' NNW.