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NGC775

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:58:32.5
Declination: -26:17:38
Constellation: FOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, R, glbM
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 775

17.5" (10/29/94): fairly faint, moderately large, slightly elongated ~N-S, 1.5'x1.2, broad concentration with no distinct core.  An elongated group of six mag 13-14 stars (6' length oriented E-W) lies 5' S.  Located 13' NW of mag 6.7 SAO 167461.