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NGC999
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 2:38:47.4
Declination: +41:40:16
Constellation: AND
Visual Magnitude: 13.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1871
Discovery aperture: 31.0
Observational
Summary description: eF
Sub-type: SBa
Steve's Notes
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NGC 999
18" (12/18/06): faint, small, round, 25" diameter, weak concentration. Sandwiched between a mag 11 star 1' NE and a mag 14 star just off the SW edge [28" from the center]. Located just 2' NE of NGC 996 in the NGC 995-1005 group with NGC 1001 4.5' E.
17.5" (11/1/86): very faint, very small, round. A mag 12 star is 1.0' NE. Member of the NGC 995-1005 group with NGC 1001 4.7' E.