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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

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NGC 761.  See NGC 760.

Steve's Notes

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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.