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NGC1156
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 2:59:42.1
Declination: +25:14:14
Constellation: ARI
Visual Magnitude: 11.7
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pB, cL, pmE 0°, bet 2 st
Sub-type: IBm
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1156
18" (10/25/08): fairly bright, fairly large, elongated 5:2 SSW-NNE, 2.0'x0.8'. Brighter along the major axis with a slightly brighter core. The outline is roughly rectangular and the surface brightness is irregular. The southwest end appears asymmetric. A mag 11.5 star is at the north end, 0.9' from center.
8" (12/6/80): faint, diffuse, slightly elongated SSW-NNE. A mag 12.5 star is just NW of the NE flank.