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NGC708

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:52:46.4
Declination: +36:9:8
Constellation: AND
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, pL, bM, 4th of 4
Sub-type: E2

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 708 is the brightest galaxy in a group.  See the "notngc" files where 
Dreyer did not include a fifth galaxy -- 'LdR "B"' -- in the NGC in spite of 
having seen it himself.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 708

17.5" (9/19/87): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, weak concentration.  A mag 15 star is at the north end just 0.2' from center.  Located in the central core of AGC 262 with NGC 703 1.8' NW, NGC 705 1.1' SW and NGC 704 2.7' SW.

13" (9/22/84): very faint, small, round, largest in a group of four.  A mag 15 star is off the north edge.

13.1" (12/11/82): brightest in the central group, small, round.