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NGC1309

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:22:6.3
Declination: -15:24:0
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 11.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: cB, cL, iR, gbM, * 8 sp 4'
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1309

17.5" (1/1/92): fairly bright, moderately large, halo gradually increases to brighter middle, faint almost stellar nucleus, well-defined halo slightly elongated SW-NE.  Located 4' NE of mag 7.5 SAO 148921.

8" (11/28/81): fairly faint, small, round.  A mag 8 star is 4' SW.