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NGC983
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 2:38:55.7
Declination: +34:37:19
Constellation: TRI
Visual Magnitude: 13.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1871
Discovery aperture: 31.0
Observational
Summary description: eF, vS, R, bM
Sub-type: SBb
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 983 = NGC 1002. Stephan misidentified his comparison star, a mistake
caught by the editor of the Monthly Notices and given a footnote in Stephan's
third list (the editor, too, made a mistake: for "... R.A. 02h 17m 52.66s
..." read "... R.A. 02h 27m 52.66s ..."). When the right star, 15
Triangulum, is used, Stephan's micrometrically measured position falls exactly
on NGC 1002. The error is also mentioned in Esmiol's 1916 re-reduction of
Stephan's observations.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 983
See observing notes for NGC 1002.