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NGC817

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 2:7:33.6
Declination: +17:12:7
Constellation: ARI
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information


Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational


Summary description: eF, vS, R, 2 st nr
Sub-type: S?

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 817 17.5" (12/18/89): faint, fairly small, elongated SSW-NNE, low almost even surface brightness.