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NGC840

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 2:10:16.1
Declination: +7:50:45
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational


Summary description: eF, vS
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 840 17.5" (12/18/89): very faint, small, slightly elongated WSW-ENE, low almost even surface brightness.