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NGC7412

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 22:55:46.1
Declination: -42:38:29
Constellation: GRU
Visual Magnitude: 11.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational


Summary description: eF, vL, * 7 nf
Sub-type: SBb

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 7412A = ESO 290- G028 is a very low surface brightness, late-type spindle galaxy. Its light distribution is asymmetrical, and it appears as a fainter analogue of NGC 55. With no obvious nucleus or bright bulge, the position is poorly constrained. The one that I've finally chosen applies more or less to the center of the bulge as seen on the DSS2B and R images. As the galaxy's position angle is almost exactly 90 degrees, however, the declination is considerably more accurate than the RA.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 7412 13.1" (9/3/86): faint, fairly large, very diffuse, elongated ~N-S. Located 6' SSW of mag 7.3 SAO 231361.