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NGC816

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:8:8.8
Declination: +29:15:23
Constellation: TRI
Visual Magnitude: 14.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1871
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, iF
Sub-type: C

Steve's Notes

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NGC 816

17.5" (12/8/90): very faint, very small, round.  A mag 15 star is involved at the south edge just 0.2' from center.  Forms a pair with NGC 819 5.7' ESE.