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NGC745
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 1:54:7.8
Declination: -56:41:37
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 12.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: pB, S, R, gbM
Sub-type: S0-a
Steve's Notes
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NGC 745
30" (11/4/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 1.0'x0.6', broad concentration to a brighter core. A mag 15.5 star is just off the east side, 27" from center. Forms a close pair with PGC 95386 just 42" NE of center. The companion appeared faint, very small, elongated at least 2:1 E-W, 18"x8". NGC 754 is in the field 4.5' SSE. A group of 4 stars zigzag to the east including a mag 10 star 4.8' ENE. Located 2.3¡ NE of Achenar.