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NGC1129
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 2:54:27.3
Declination: +41:34:47
Constellation: PER
Visual Magnitude: 12.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: cF, pS, iR, vglbM, D or F * sp
Sub-type: E3
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 1129. See NGC 1130.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1129
18" (11/18/06): this giant cD galaxy is the brightest in the nearby X-ray bright cluster WBL 88 = AWM 7 (z = 0.017), which is a member of the Pisces-Perseus supercluster. Several faint galaxies lie within a few arcminutes including NGC 1130 1.7' NNW and NGC 1131 1.8' SE. A very faint companion (MCG +07-07-003) is embedded at the southwest edge of the halo and appears like a short spike jutting out towards the SW.
17.5" (10/24/87): brightest in a compact group. Moderately bright, moderately large, elongated WSW-ENE, brighter along major axis, small bright core. A mag 15 star is at the west edge 22" from the center. Forms a close trio with NGC 1130 1.7' NNW and NGC 1131 1.7' SE. IC 265 5.6' NE not seen.