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NGC1299

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:20:9.6
Declination: -6:15:43
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, vlE, gbM, er
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1299

17.5" (1/1/92): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 5:2 SW-NE, irregular surface brightness.  A bright knot or possibly a star is superimposed at the NE end.  The galaxy appears to extend out from the pointed NE corner towards the SW.  MCG +01-09-027 lies 14' NW.