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NGC1216
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 3:7:18.5
Declination: -9:36:45
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 14.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Stone
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3
Observational
Summary description: eF, S, stellar, 3rd of 3
Sub-type: S0-a
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1216
48" (10/30/16): at 375x and 488x; fairly bright, fairly small, edge-on 5:1 WSW-ENE, ~40"x8", well concentrated with a very bright, high surface brightness core that increases to a stellar nucleus. The extensions are quite thin. NGC 1215 lies 2.5' NW.
17.5" (10/20/90): very faint, extremely small, stellar nucleus or faint star superimposed, extremely faint and very small extensions SW-NE. Member of HCG 23 with NGC 1215 2' NW.