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NGC1009
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 2:38:18.9
Declination: +2:18:36
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 14.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Swift E.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0
Observational
Summary description: eeF, pS, R, * 9 sf
Sub-type: Sb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1009
18" (11/18/06): very faint, small, very elongated 3:1 WNW-ESE, 0.6'x0.2', low even surface brightness. Located 11.5' due north of NGC 1016 in a cluster.
18" (10/21/06): very faint, small, very elongated 3:1 NW-SE, 0.45'x0.15'. Brighter IC 241 lies 6' WNW. Located 11' due north of NGC 1016 in the cluster.
17.5" (10/17/87): extremely faint, small, elongated WNW-ESE. A mag 11 star is 2' SE. IC 241 lies 6.2' WNW and NGC 1016 11.5' S in a cluster.