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NGC1102

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:47:12.8
Declination: -22:12:32
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 14.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, R
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1102

17.5" (12/20/95): extremely faint, very small, slightly elongated, only glimpsed with averted vision.  Situated on a E-W line between two mag 12 and 13 stars 5.4' E and 4.4' W.  There are two mag 14 stars nearly collinear 1.6' and 2.4' S.  Located 17' due north of mag 6.5 SAO 168051.