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NGC693

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:50:30.9
Declination: +6:8:41
Constellation: PSC
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1790
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, E 90°, vglbM, * 10 nf
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 693

17.5" (12/18/89): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 2:1 WNW-ESE, broad concentration.  A mag 10.5 star is 1.4' E of center.  NGC 706 is 22' NE and NGC 676 26' SW.