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NGC780

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:0:35.1
Declination: +28:13:33
Constellation: TRI
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, E, 3 st p
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 780

17.5" (11/27/92): very faint, very small, round.  Two mag 15 stars nearby 0.7' S and 20" E.  Lies within a 12' group of stars roughly forming a "Big Dipper" asterism.