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NGC616

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:36:4.2
Declination: +33:46:15
Constellation: TRI
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information

Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1863
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: Neb D *, * 8 np
Sub-type: *2

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 616 is a double star.  As with NGC 607, d'A's position is very good, and 
his description fits the object.  In addition, his offsets -- 14.2 seconds
west and 4 arcmin north -- to an 8th magnitude star are correct.