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NGC948

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:28:45.4
Declination: -10:30:50
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 948

17.5" (12/4/93): very faint, very small, slightly elongated halo has a very low surface brightness.  Forms a pair with much brighter and larger NGC 945 2.5' SW.