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NGC1179

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:2:38.5
Declination: -18:53:52
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, pS, gbM, * 12 f 1'
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1179

17.5" (1/1/92): extremely faint, moderately large, 2.5' diameter, very low surface brightness, Appears as a diffuse, hazy region with a mag 13.5 star at the ESE edge 1.2' from center.