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NGC991
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 2:35:32.6
Declination: -7:9:18
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 11.7
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, cL, iF, vlbM
Sub-type: SBc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 991
17.5" (8/31/86): large, diffuse, weak concentration. A mag 12.5 star is 1.5' S of center. Located 40' N of 5.5 80 Ceti (V = 5.5).