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NGC1298

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 3:20:13.0
Declination: -2:6:49
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 14.0

Historic Information


Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational


Summary description: F, pS, R, * 13 sp
Sub-type: E3

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1298 17.5" (10/24/87): fairly faint, small, oval slightly elongated WSW-ENE, weak concentration. NGC 1289 lies 22' WNW.