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NGC1321

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:24:48.6
Declination: -3:0:55
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, S, E pf, D or biN
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1321

17.5" (11/25/87): fairly faint, small, elongated ~E-W, bright core.  Appears slightly smaller but higher surface brightness than NGC 1320 1.7' S.  Second of four in the field.