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NGC647

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:39:56.1
Declination: -9:14:31
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, pS, lE 160°, bMN, * 8 f 16s
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 647

17.5" (9/26/92): faint, small, elongated 4:3, small bright core.  Forms a pair with NGC 649 3.3' SE.  Located 5' W of mag 8.8 SAO 129437.