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NGC947

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:28:33.3
Declination: -19:2:32
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pB, E, gbM
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 947

17.5" (10/8/94): faint, moderately large, elongated 3:1 SW-NE, 1.6'x0.8', broad weak concentration.  A mag 11 star is 3.1' NW of center.