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NGC1190

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:3:26.0
Declination: -15:39:44
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, R, p h 286
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1190

17.5" (10/13/90): extremely faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 E-W, very low surface brightness, requires averted vision.  Member of HCG 22 with NGC 1199 4' NE, NGC 1191 1.8' SE, NGC 1189 2.3' NNW and NGC 1192 3' ESE.