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NGC721

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:54:45.4
Declination: +39:22:59
Constellation: AND
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1862
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, pL
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 721

17.5" (11/27/92): faint, fairly small, 1' diameter, slightly elongated 4:3 NW-SE, very diffuse, low surface brightness, no central concentration.  Located in fairly rich star field.