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NGC1160

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:1:13.2
Declination: +44:57:20
Constellation: PER
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, E
Sub-type: Scd

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1160

17.5" (10/24/87): fairly faint, fairly small, oval 2:1 SW-NE, broad concentration, diffuse halo.  A trio of mag 12-13 stars lie 1.5'-2' N.  Forms a pair with NGC 1161 3.5' S.