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NGC1018

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:38:10.3
Declination: -9:32:39
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 14.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Muller
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, E 180°, f of 2
Sub-type: SB0-a

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 1018.  See NGC 1014.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1018

24" (2/5/13): faint to fairly faint, small, oval 4:3 N-S, 20"x15", weak concentration.  A group of stars lies immediately to the east.  NGC 1014, a close pair of stars, is 3' SW.

17.5" (12/28/94): extremely faint, very small, slightly elongated N-S, unconcentrated.  Requires averted vision and cannot hold steadily.  A mag 12 star is 2.2' SE.  Located 22' NW of mag 6.7 SAO 148523.  Appears fainter than listed V = 13.7.