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NGC271

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 0:50:41.9
Declination: -1:54:38
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, lE, psbM, * 8 f 5s.5
Sub-type: SBab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 271

17.5" (10/8/88): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated NW-SE, small bright core.  Mag 8.4 SAO 128981 is off the SE edge 1.5' from the center.