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NGC769

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:59:35.8
Declination: +30:54:35
Constellation: TRI
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Safford
Year of discovery: 1866
Discovery aperture: 18.5

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, iR, bM, F * att
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 769

13.1" (12/22/84): fairly faint, elongated WSW-ENE, fairly even surface brightness.  A mag 13 star is on the east edge 30" from the center.  Located about 30' SSW of NGC 772.