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NGC7216

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 22:12:36.0
Declination: -68:39:43
Constellation: IND
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, R, gbM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 7216

30" (10/12/15 - OzSky): at 394x; fairly bright, sharply concentrated with a very bright core, the halo is extended 3:2 NW-SE, ~40"x25".  Mag 8.8 HD 210473 lies 4.8' SE and a distinctive 1.3' string of three mag 10-12.5 stars is 6' WSW.