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NGC1280

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 3:17:57.0
Declination: -0:10:8
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1881
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS, R, gbM, r
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1280 17.5" (10/24/87): faint, small, round, weak concentration.