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NGC404

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:9:26.9
Declination: +35:43:6
Constellation: AND
Visual Magnitude: 10.3

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, cL, R, gbM, β Andr. sf
Sub-type: E-S0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 404.  See NGC 537.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 404

17.5" (10/13/01): bright, fairly large, round, at least 2' diameter.  Contains a bright 30" core that increases steadily to a bright stellar nucleus.  Located 7' NW of mag 2.1 Beta Andromedae (Mirach), which detracts somewhat from viewing.

13" (12/22/84): bright, round, bright stellar nucleus.  Located 7' NW of Beta Andromedae (V = 2.1)!