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NGC1296
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 3:18:49.7
Declination: -13:3:44
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 14.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3
Observational
Summary description: eF, vS, R
Sub-type: Sab
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1296
17.5" (12/30/99): faint, small, round, 0.6' diameter, weak concentration. At 280x, there is a hint of structure or possibly a very faint star is attached. The DSS image shows a barred spiral with spiral arms attached at the east and west ends of the bar.