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NGC1041

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:40:25.2
Declination: -5:26:24
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1881
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: pF, pS, iR, bM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1041

17.5" (10/29/94): faint, fairly small, round, 0.5' diameter.  Symmetrical appearance with an even concentration to a small bright core and stellar nucleus.  A distinctive line (4.5' length) consisting of three equally spaced mag 11 stars oriented WNW-ESE is 3' S.