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NGC1245
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 3:14:41.4
Declination: +47:14:19
Constellation: PER
Visual Magnitude: 8.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: Cl, pL, Ri, C, iR, st 12…15
Sub-type: III1r
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1245
17.5" (12/8/90): about 100 stars at 220x in 10' diameter. Rich in mag 13.5-14 stars and includes four mag 12 stars along the west side. Roughly circular outline and uniform but no concentration to the center, many stars are arranged in lanes. A mag 8.5 star is off the south edge and a mag 9 star is about 5' off the ENE edge.
13" (1/28/84): about 75 stars in a dense cluster. Includes bright stars on the north side.