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NGC1259

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:17:17.3
Declination: +41:23:8
Constellation: PER
Visual Magnitude: 14.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Bigourdan
Year of discovery: 1884
Discovery aperture: 12.4

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, vlbM
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1259

17.5" (12/19/87): extremely faint, very small.  An extremely faint mag 15.5 star is at the west edge.  Located 3.7' NE of UGC 2626 = (R)NGC 1259.  First of three with NGC 1260 and MCG +07-07-48 within AGC 426.  Incorrect identification in the RNGC.