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NGC846
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 2:12:12.1
Declination: +44:34:5
Constellation: AND
Visual Magnitude: 12.1
Historic Information
Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1876
Discovery aperture: 31.0
Observational
Summary description: eF, vS, R, gbM
Sub-type: SBab
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 846 = NGC 847. Stephan's micrometrically measured position is very
accurate; Swift's position, estimated from setting circles is not too bad, and
his description of the four field stars nearby is appropriate, too.
The identity, first suggested by Spitaler in the early 1890's and included in
the 1st IC, is certain.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 846
13.1" (8/24/84): fairly faint, weak concentration, almost round, in rich field. Located 4' NW of mag 9.2 SAO 37855 and 23' NW of 60 Andromedae (V = 4.8).