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NGC995

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 2:38:31.9
Declination: +41:31:44
Constellation: AND
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1871
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 995 18" (12/18/06): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.4', weak concentration with a slightly brighter core except for a stellar or quasi-stellar nucleus with direct vision. A mag 14.5 star is at the east edge. Member of the NGC 995-1005 cluster (~40' N of NGC 1003). Nearby galaxies include NGC 1000 5.3' SE, 2MASX J02382515+4135182 3.8' NNW and NGC 996 7.2' NNE. These galaxies, as well as NGC 999, NGC 1001 and NGC 1005 are arranged in a partial ring of diameter 13'! 17.5" (11/1/86): fairly faint, fairly small, oval SW-NE, bright core. A mag 15 star is just off the east edge. Located at the west edge of the NGC 995-1005 group with NGC 996 7' NNE and NGC 1000 5' SE.