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NGC680
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 1:49:47.3
Declination: +21:58:16
Constellation: ARI
Visual Magnitude: 11.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pB, S, iR, mbM, f of 2
Sub-type: E1
Steve's Notes
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NGC 680
24" (8/30/16): bright, moderately large, irregularly round, 1.5'x1.2'. Sharply concentrated with a bright 30" core that increases gradually to a stellar nucleus. A mag 10.8 star is 3.5' E. Forms a striking pair with NGC 678 5'.5 WNW. IC 1730 is 3.5' NE.
18" (11/22/03): fairly bright, high surface brightness elliptical or lenticular, slightly elongated, 1.7'x1.5'. Contains a well-condensed 30" bright core surrounded by a fainter halo that fades gradually. Surrounded by three mag 10-11 stars 3'-4' S, E and NE. In a trio with NGC 678 5' WNW and IC 1730 3.5' NE.
13" (9/29/84): moderately bright, fairly small, round, bright core. Forms a pair with NGC 678 5' WNW in the NGC 697 group (also called the NGC 691 group).