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NGC1246
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 3:7:2.3
Declination: -66:56:18
Constellation: HOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: pF, S, R, glbM
Sub-type: E5
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1246
24" (4/5/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): moderately bright and large oval 3:2 SW-NE, ~1.2'x0.8'. Contains a large bright core that increases to a faint, stellar nucleus with a much fainter outer halo. Located 10' SSE of NGC 1244. Three mag 10-11 stars lie midway between NGC 1246 and NGC 1244.