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NGC838
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 2:9:38.4
Declination: -10:8:45
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 13.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, vS, R, 3rd of 4
Sub-type: S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 838
18" (11/14/09): moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated, 40"x35", well concentrated with small high surface brightness nucleus.
18" (10/21/06): fairly faint, small, round, 25" diameter, small bright core, high surface brightness. Located 3.5' ESE of NGC 835 with NGC 838 just 2.5' SE.
17.5" (8/31/86): fairly faint, slightly elongated, very small bright core, possible stellar nucleus. Third of four in HCG 16 and located 3.4' E of NGC 835.