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NGC1031

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:36:38.6
Declination: -54:51:32
Constellation: HOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, gbM, * 11 s 2'
Sub-type: SBa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1031

30" (11/4/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): fairly bright, fairly large, elongated 2:1 SSW-NNE, gradually increases to a small bright core and stellar nucleus.  A mag 11.5 star lies 3.3' NNE.  Forms a pair with fainter NGC 1025 2.7' W.  Located 15' W of h3520 = 7.6/8.8 at 21" and 40' SW of mag 5.2 Zeta Hor.