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NGC703

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 1:52:39.6
Declination: +36:10:20
Constellation: AND
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS, R, 1st of 4
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 703 17.5" (9/19/87): faint, small, oval, weak concentration. A mag 15 star is at the SW end. Located in the central core of AGC 262 with NGC 708 1.8' SE, NGC 705 1.7' SSE and NGC 704 2.7' S. 13.1" (10/22/84): faint, very small, third brightest of four in the core of AGC 262. 13.1" (12/11/82): very faint, round, difficult.