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NGC1208

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:6:11.7
Declination: -9:32:27
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, S, lE 80° ±, lbM
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1208

17.5" (10/20/90): fairly faint, very elongated 3:1 E-W, broadly concentrated halo, much fainter extensions.  First and brightest in a group with NGC 1214 = HCG 23A 11' E.