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NGC1249

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 3:10:1.1
Declination: -53:20:10
Constellation: HOR
Visual Magnitude: 11.8

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational


Summary description: B, L, vmE 80°, vgbM
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1249 24" (4/9/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly bright, large, very elongated nearly 3:1 E-W, ~4'x1.4', broad concentration with a bulging middle. Brighter along the major axis suggesting it's a bar. The observation was cut short by clouds, so it's possible the observation was somewhat compromised.