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NGC942
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 2:29:10.2
Declination: -10:50:8
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 13.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Muller
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3
Observational
Summary description: vF, R, neb D * ?
Sub-type: S0-a
Steve's Notes
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NGC 942
24" (12/22/14): NGC 942 is the slightly brighter and southern component of a close double system with NGC 943. At 375x it appeared moderately bright, small, slightly elongated, 0.4'x0.3'. Well concentrated with a very small, very bright core and stellar nucleus. NGC 943 is just 30" SSE (between centers) and within a common halo.
IC 230 (discovered by S.W. Burnham in 1891) lies 5.5' due west and appeared faint to fairly faint, small, round, 12"-15" diameter. Easily seen despite a mag 15.7B.
17.5" (12/4/93): this is the slightly brighter southern member of a double system with NGC 943. Appears faint, very small, round. Increases to a small brighter core and faint stellar nucleus. NGC 943 is just 30" N and both galaxies appear immersed in a common halo. NGC 950 lies 12' S.