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NGC1158

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:57:11.4
Declination: -14:23:42
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 14.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, sbMN
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1158

17.5" (10/17/98): extremely faint, very small, round, 20" diameter (probably only viewed the core).  Surprisingly faint as nearby IC 270 located 24' NW was clearly brighter.