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NGC853

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:11:41.0
Declination: -9:18:19
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, S, E
Sub-type: Sm

Steve's Notes

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NGC 853

17.5" (12/4/93): moderately bright, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, 1.5'x0.8'.  Located midway between two mag 12 and 13 stars 1.8' NE and 1.7' SW.  Forms the vertex of an isosceles triangle with two mag 9.5 and 10.5 stars in the field 7' NW and 5' WSW.