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NGC740

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:56:55.0
Declination: +33:0:56
Constellation: TRI
Visual Magnitude: 14.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, L, cE
Sub-type: SBb

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 740.  See NGC 733.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 740

17.5" (11/1/86): very faint, thin edge-on 4:1 WNW-ESE.  Located midway between a mag 10 star 1.3' ESE and a mag 14 star 1.2' WNW.  Last in a group with NGC 736 3' NW.