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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

===== 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.