NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

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NGC1165

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:58:47.7
Declination: -32:5:58
Constellation: FOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, pL, E, vlbM
Sub-type: SBa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1165

17.5" (12/9/01): faint, moderately large, elongated 3:2 WNW-ESE, 1.5'x1.0', irregular surface brightness.  The brighter core appeared double at moments (faint star superimposed?).  The outer halo is very diffuse.