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NGC1287
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 3:18:33.3
Declination: -2:43:50
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, vS, iR
Sub-type: Sa
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1287
17.5" (10/24/87): faint, small, round, even surface brightness. Located 9' NW of mag 7.1 SAO 130415.