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NGC7256

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 22:22:36.0
Declination: -21:44:5
Constellation: AQR
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information


Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational


Summary description: 3 F st in F neb
Sub-type: SBb

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 7256 = NGC 7254, which see.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 7256 17.5" (7/1/89): faint, fairly small, elongated WNW-ESE. A mag 15 star is involved at the NE end. Located 16' SE of mag 41 Aquarii (5.6/6.7 pair at 5").