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NGC7838
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 0:6:53.9
Declination: +8:21:7
Constellation: PSC
Visual Magnitude: 14.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0
Observational
Summary description: eF, f of D neb
Sub-type: S?
Steve's Notes
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NGC 7838
18" (10/21/06): very faint, small, very elongated 2:1 E-W, 0.4'x0.2', low even surface brightness. Forms a double system with NGC 7837 at the west edge. The galaxies are only resolved part of the time, otherwise the single glow appears elongated ~3:1 E-W. Located 6.4' NW of NGC 3.
17.5" (8/2/86): very faint, very small, round. Forms a very close pair with NGC 7837 just 38" W of center. Located in the NGC 3 group with NGC 7834 4.5' WNW and NGC 3 8' SE.