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NGC7218

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 22:10:11.5
Declination: -16:39:38
Constellation: AQR
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1793
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, lE, r
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 7218

17.5" (9/15/90): moderately bright, fairly large, oval 2:1 SW-NE, 2.0'x1.0', broadly concentrated halo.  Two mag 12.5/13.5 are just following; the brighter star is 1.0' E of center and the fainter star is at the NE tip.

8" (7/24/82): faint, moderately large, elongated SW-NE, brighter core.