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NGC1209
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 3:6:2.9
Declination: -15:36:40
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 11.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: B, S, cE, psbM
Sub-type: E6
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1209
17.5" (1/12/02): moderately bright, fairly small,, elongated 2:1 E-W, 1.4'x0.7'. Increases to a bright, rounder core and stellar nucleus. NGC 1231 lies 6.8' NE. Member of the LGG 81 group. Located 40' following HCG 22 whose brightest member is NGC 1199.
13" (1/18/85): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated ~E-W, very small bright core. Appears slightly fainter than NGC 1199 40' W.