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NGC803

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 2:3:44.8
Declination: +16:1:52
Constellation: ARI
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: vF, S, iR, glbM, * 10 p 3s.5
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 803 17.5" (12/18/89): fairly faint, fairly small, edge-on N-S. A mag 11 star is 1.0' WSW of center. Located 49' SE of mag 7.6 HD 12315.