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NGC1218
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 3:8:26.1
Declination: +4:6:41
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0
Observational
Summary description: pF, pS, R
Sub-type: S0-a
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1218
13.1" (11/29/86): faint, small, round, bright core. Located 92' E of Alpha Ceti.