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NGC690
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 1:47:48.0
Declination: -16:43:17
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 14.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 26.3
Observational
Summary description: vF, vS, R, lbM
Sub-type: SBc
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 690 is not IC 1741, which see. Leavenworth's sketch points us at the
correct galaxy with two field stars to the northeast in their correct relative
positions and brightnesses.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 690
17.5" (10/25/97): marginal object that required a GSC finder chart and averted vision just to glimpse. As the observation was extremely difficult, no details were visible, although it seemed round, perhaps 20" diameter. Position confirmed with respect to a couple of collinear mag 12 stars 5' SE and 10' SE.