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NGC255
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 0:47:47.3
Declination: -11:28:6
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 11.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: F, pS, R, gbM
Sub-type: SBbc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 255
17.5" (8/16/93): moderately bright, fairly large, elongated 4:3 NNW-SSE, 2.0'x1.6', broad mild concentration. A mag 14 star lies 2.5' ESE. Forms a pair with MCG -02-03-13 11' NNW. Planetary nebulae NGC 246 is located 25' SSW.
13" (8/24/84): similar to previous observation but exhibits a weak concentration.
13" (11/5/83): moderately bright, fairly small, round, no noticeable concentration.
8" (8/28/81): faint, small, round. Located 25' NNE of NGC 246.