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NGC1284

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:17:45.4
Declination: -10:17:19
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1798
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, 2 st s
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1284

17.5" (12/28/94): very faint, fairly small, round, 0.8' diameter, low even surface brightness.  A wide mag 13.5/14.5 double at 26" lies 2' SSE.  Located 9.8' NNW of mag 7.1 SAO 148889.  Appears fainter than listed V = 12.1.