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NGC7285

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 22:28:37.8
Declination: -24:50:26
Constellation: AQR
Visual Magnitude: 11.9

Historic Information


Discoverer: Lassell
Year of discovery: 1862
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational


Summary description: Neb * 1' dist from h 3943
Sub-type: SBa

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 7285 24" (8/23/14): at 375x, the eastern component of the double system VV 74 = Arp 93 appeared fairly bright, small, elongated 3:2 E-W, 30"x20", high surface brightness. Forms a very close pair with slightly brighter NGC 7284 [just 33" between centers]. The twin nuclei are encased in a very low surface brightness halo 17.5" (10/13/90): this is the NE member of a double system with NGC 7284. Fairly faint, very small, slightly elongated, small bright core, stellar nucleus. Slightly fainter than NGC 7284 just 30" WSW of center. Situated very close to the Aquarius-Pisces Austrinus border.