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NGC761

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 1:57:49.6
Declination: +33:22:35
Constellation: TRI
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: pF, cL, 4 F st nr
Sub-type: SBa

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 761. See NGC 760.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 761 17.5" (11/1/86): faint, small, slightly elongated NW-SE. A faint triangle of stars is off the north edge. Follows a mag 8.5 star. 13.1" (10/20/84): extremely faint, small, elongated NW-SE. Located close SW of three mag 13-13.5 stars 1.5' NE, 2.1' NE and 1.0' ENE. Also 5' SE of mag 8.5 SAO 55129. The NGC 750/NGC 751 pair lies 11' S.