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NGC1214
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 3:6:56.0
Declination: -9:32:39
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 14.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0
Observational
Summary description: F, pS, iR, h 285 p
Sub-type: S0-a
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1214
48" (10/30/16): at 375x and 488x; bright, fairly large, very elongated 7:2 SW-NE, ~1.2'x0.35', sharply concentrated with a very bright core that increases to a stellar nucleus. Brightest in the HCG 23 quintet with HCG 1215 4' SE. A mag 11 star is 2.7' due north. The seeing and transparency was subpar during the observation of the group.
17.5" (10/20/90): faint, very small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, small bright core, stellar nucleus.Ê A mag 11 star is 2.7' N.Ê FIrst of four in the field with NGC 1215 4' SE and NGC 1208 11' W.Ê Brightest in HCG 23.