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NGC1153

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:58:10.2
Declination: +3:21:43
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, vS, ilE, sbM, er
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1153

17.5" (1/7/89): fairly faint, small, very small bright core, slightly elongated SW-NE, small halo.  A mag 14.5 star is superimposed 20" S of center.