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NGC1308

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:22:28.5
Declination: -2:45:26
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, iF, am 3 or 4 st
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1308

17.5" (1/7/89): faint, small, round, weak concentration.  Located within a small group of four stars including two mag 11 stars 1.5' E and 1.9' NNW, also a pair of mag 13.5 stars lie 2' WSW.  These four stars form an isosceles trapezoid.