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NGC1061

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:43:15.8
Declination: +32:28:2
Constellation: TRI
Visual Magnitude: 14.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stoney J.
Year of discovery: 1849
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, bM
Sub-type: Sd

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 1061.  See NGC 1062.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1061

24" (2/7/16): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 24"x18", even surface brightness.  NGC 1057 is 3.1' NW and NGC 1060 is 2.5' S.

18" (1/26/11): faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 SSW-NNE, 30"x20".  Located in the center of the group, 2.5' N of NGC 1060.  NGC 1057 lies 3' NW.

17.5" (11/27/92): very faint, very small, round, even surface brightness.  Located 2.5' N of NGC 1060 in a group.