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NGC877

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:17:59.7
Declination: +14:32:38
Constellation: ARI
Visual Magnitude: 11.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, pL, lE, pgbM, * 12 sf 1', * 9 166°, 285"
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 877

17.5" (12/18/89): moderately bright, fairly small, oval 3:2 NW-SE, broadly concentrated halo.  A mag 13.5 star is at the SE end 1.1' from center.  Located 5' NNW of mag 8.0 HD 14192.  Brightest in a group with NGC 876 2' SW and NGC 871 12' W.

8" (1/1/84): faint, fairly small, even surface brightness.  An extremely faint star is at the SSE edge.  A mag 9 star is 4' SE.  NGC 871 lies 12' W.