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NGC1256

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:13:58.1
Declination: -21:59:11
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, S, E, alm stell, * 8 np
Sub-type: E/SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1256

17.5" (11/10/96): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, weak even concentration to a small brighter core.  A mag 15 star lies 1.1' N.  Located 6.5' ESE of mag 9 SAO 168391.  In same field with NGC 1258 13' NNE.