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NGC938

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:28:33.5
Declination: +20:17:2
Constellation: ARI
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1863
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: pB, S, R, lbM, * 11 sf
Sub-type: E3

Steve's Notes

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NGC 938

24" (1/1/16): at 375x; moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated E-W, 35"x27", small bright core.  A mag 15 star is at or just off the southeast edge [35" from center].   NGC 930 is 10' WNW.

17.5" (1/20/90): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 E-W, broad concentration, small faint halo.  NGC 932 lies 10' WNW.