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NGC712

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:53:8.4
Declination: +36:49:11
Constellation: AND
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1828
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, R, am pB st
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 712

17.5" (10/24/87): moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated WSW-ENE, even concentration, small bright core.  A mag 14 star is close SW 0.6' from center and a mag 12 star is 1' N.  UGC 1353 lies 9' NNE.  Member of AGC 262.