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NGC426

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:12:48.5
Declination: -0:17:23
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: Vf, vS, R
Sub-type: E3

Steve's Notes

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NGC 426

17.5" (11/30/91): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated 4:3 NW-SE, prominent bright core.  First of trio with NGC 429 4' SE and NGC 430 3.5' NE.  Slightly fainter than NGC 430 but comparable in brightness.