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NGC697
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 1:51:17.5
Declination: +22:21:27
Constellation: ARI
Visual Magnitude: 12.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: F, cL, E, mbM
Sub-type: SBbc
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 697 = NGC 674, which see.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 697
18" (11/22/03): fairly bright, fairly large, very elongated 5:2 WNW-ESE, ~3.0'x1.3'. Contains a fairly well-defined bright elongated core and a fairly smooth halo. Located 16' ENE of the bright double star 1 Arietis. NGC 695 is located 13' N.
13" (9/29/84): fairly bright, fairly large, very elongated 3:1 ~E-W, only a weak broad concentration. The striking double star 1 Arietis (6.2/7.4 at 3") lies 16' WSW. Brightest in the NGC 697 group (also called the NGC 691 group) with a number of members about 30' S.
8" (11/28/81): fairly faint, elongated. Located ~15' E of a close mag 6/7 double (1 Arietis).