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NGC1086
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 2:47:56.2
Declination: +41:14:48
Constellation: PER
Visual Magnitude: 12.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 16.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, pS, D * nr
Sub-type: Sc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1086
17.5" (10/24/87): faint, small, slightly elongated, almost even surface brightness, rich star field. A pretty double star lies 5' SE (9.3/11.3 at 8" in PA 90¡). Surrounded by several mag 14-15 stars.