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NGC738

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:56:45.6
Declination: +33:3:32
Constellation: TRI
Visual Magnitude: 14.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stoney B.
Year of discovery: 1850
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: Neb, 75" nf h 169
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 738

17.5" (11/1/86): very faint, extremely small, just non-stellar.  Forms a pair with NGC 736 1.4' SW.

13.1" (10/20/84): possible observation as a very faint quasi-stellar object just 1.4' NE of bright NGC 736.