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NGC1161

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:1:14.1
Declination: +44:53:51
Constellation: PER
Visual Magnitude: 11.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, pS, lE, sbM
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1161

17.5" (10/24/87): fairly bright, fairly small, oval 3:2 SW-NE, bright core, stellar nucleus.  Two bright stars are close west; a mag 10 star is 45" W and mag 9 SAO 38510 is 1.2' SW.  Also collinear with two mag 11 stars 1.5' E and 3' ENE.  Forms a pair with NGC 1160 3.5' N.