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NGC1005

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:39:27.6
Declination: +41:29:36
Constellation: PER
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1005

18" (12/18/06): fairly faint, small, round, 25" diameter, increases to a samll bright core.  Located on the SE side of the NGC 995-1005 group, 3' E of a 40" pair of mag 11.5-12 stars.

17.5" (11/1/86): fairly faint, very small, round, bright core.  Located in the NGC 995-1005 group.