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NGC824

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:6:53.2
Declination: -36:27:12
Constellation: FOR
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, vsvmbM * 13
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 824

17.5" (10/25/97): very faint, very small, round, 20" diameter (probably only viewed the core).  Contains a sharp stellar nucleus.  A mag 11 star lies 4.7' NW.