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NGC7690

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 23:33:2.4
Declination: -51:41:54
Constellation: PHE
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: cB, S, lE, psbM, * 8 f
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 7690

30" (10/13/15 - OzSky): at 303x; bright, fairly large, oval 5:2 NW-SE, ~100"x40", sharply concentrated with a very bright core that increases to a stellar nucleus.  The galaxy bulges very slightly at the center and rounds near the ends.  Located 6.2' WNW of mag 8.5 HD 221593.