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NGC7051

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 21:19:51.3
Declination: -8:46:57
Constellation: AQR
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1827
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, R, gbM, ** nr
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 7051

17.5" (7/1/89): moderately bright, fairly small, oval ~E-W, halo gradually increases to a small bright core containing a stellar nucleus.  An extremely faint star is possibly involved at the east side.  A wide double star is 2' W (mag 11/13.5 at 26").