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NGC7781
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Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 23:53:45.9
Declination: +7:51:39
Constellation: PSC
Visual Magnitude: 13.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1830
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: F, S, R, 3rd of 4
Sub-type: S
Steve's Notes
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NGC 7781
18" (9/15/07): one of the two faintest members of 5 in the NGC 7782 group. At 260x appears faint, very small, slightly elongated, 15"x10". A mag 14.5 star is at the west edge. Located 5' E of NGC 7779 and 7' SSW of NGC 7782.
17.5" (11/1/86): fourth brightest of five in the NGC 7782 group. Fairly faint, very small, bright core, elongated WNW-ESE. A mag 14.5 star is at the west edge of the core just 12" from the center. Located 4.8' ESE of NGC 7779 and 6.9' SSW of NGC 7782.
13" (9/29/84): faint at 220x but visible with direct vision. Faint star just at the west edge. At 220x, appears very small, slightly elongated ~N-S.
13" (9/9/83): very faint, very small. A faint star is involved.