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NGC1282

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:20:12.0
Declination: +41:22:1
Constellation: PER
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, lbMN
Sub-type: E4

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1282

17.5" (8/12/88): faint, fairly small, oval SW-NE, bright core.  Forms a pair with NGC 1283 2' NNE in the core of AGC 426.  NGC 1275 lies 10' NW.

17.5" (11/14/87): fairly faint, small, round, slightly brighter core.  Located 1' E of a mag 13.5 star.

13" (1/8/84): faint, fairly small, diffuse halo, 10' SE NGC 1275.  Forms a pair with NGC 1283.