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NGC1152

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:57:33.6
Declination: -7:45:35
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eeF, S, R, v diffic, sf of 2, * s
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1152

17.5" (12/28/94): faint, small, elongated 4:3 SSW-NNE, bright core.  Forms a pair with NGC 1148 8.5' NW.  This galaxy is the smaller of the pair but has a higher surface brightness and is more concentrated.  Located 2.5' N of a mag 11 star.