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NGC1288

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:17:13.2
Declination: -32:34:35
Constellation: FOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, L, R, vglbM
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1288

17.5" (12/28/00): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 4:3 ~N-S, 2.0'x1.5', broad concentration with no distinct.  The surface brightness appears somewhat uneven (face-on Sb) although the outer halo fades smoothly into the background.