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NGC953
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 2:31:9.8
Declination: +29:35:20
Constellation: TRI
Visual Magnitude: 13.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 11.0
Observational
Summary description: pF, S, R, mbM
Sub-type: E0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 953
17.5" (12/23/92): faint, small, round, gradually increases to small brighter core. A mag 12-13 star is 1.3' W of center.