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NGC661

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:44:14.6
Declination: +28:42:24
Constellation: TRI
Visual Magnitude: 12.2

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, bM, r
Sub-type: E2

Steve's Notes

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NGC 661

17.5" (9/26/92): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 4:3 WSW-ENE, prominent core, bright stellar nucleus.  Bracketed by two mag 14 stars 75" SW and 75" NE.