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NGC1242

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:11:19.3
Declination: -8:54:11
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, S
Sub-type: SBc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 1242.  See NGC 1243.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1242

24" (12/28/13): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:3 NW-SE, ~35"x21", weak concentration.  Forms a pair (Arp 304 = VV 334) with brighter NGC 1241 1.7' SE.  A bright mag 9.3 star lies 2' NW.

13.1" (12/7/85): very faint, small, round, small bright core, stellar nucleus, can hold with averted vision.  Forms a close pair with much brighter NGC 1241 1.6' SW.  Located 2.1' SE of mag 9.0 SAO 130329.