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NGC1087
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 2:46:25.2
Declination: -0:29:57
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 10.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pB, cL, lE, mbM
Sub-type: SBc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1087
18" (1/15/07): fairly bright, fairly large, round, 1.7' diameter. Broad concentration with an ill defined core which appears to be offset towards the west side. The halo gradually fades into the background. MCG +00-08-012, located 3.5' NE, was just glimpsed.
17.5" (11/14/87): bright, fairly large, elongated 3:2 N-S, gradually brighter halo, small bright core. Two mag 11 stars 2.9' NE and 3.8' ESE of center are part of a string of brighter stars oriented NW-SE. NGC 1090 lies 15' NNE. Nearby MCG +00-08-012 was not seen.
13" (9/3/83): fairly bright, moderately large, weak concentration, elongated N-S.
8" (12/6/80): faint, fairly small, diffuse. Located near a string of mag 10 stars.