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NGC1203

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:5:14.0
Declination: -14:22:51
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, bMN (neb ?)
Sub-type: E1

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1203

17.5" (10/13/90): very faint, very small, round.  A very close contact pair NGC 1203B is attached at the NE end.  The fainter companion appeared extremely faint and small, round.  Located almost at midpoint of mag 8.2 SAO 148753 2.6' SE and mag 9.5 SAO 148757 3.1' NE.