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NGC813

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:1:36.1
Declination: -68:26:21
Constellation: HYI
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, R, gbM
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 813

30" (11/4/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): fairly bright, fairly small, oval E-W, 40"x25", sharp concentration with a small bright core.  A very faint star is superimposed on the east side of the halo and a second very faint star lies 30" S of center.  NGC 802 lies 37' NW.