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NGC1207
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 3:8:15.4
Declination: +38:22:56
Constellation: PER
Visual Magnitude: 12.7
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: cF, vS, R, psb in npp end
Sub-type: Sb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1207
24" (2/7/16): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 3:2 NNW-SSE, 0.6'x0.4'. A mag 14.5-15 star is superimposed on the northwest side. CGCG 524-054 lies 5.7' W and was noted as fairly faint, small, round, 12"-15" diameter, slightly brighter nucleus. A mag 12 star is 1' NNW. NGC 1207 is situated in a rich star field with mag 8.6 SAO 56192 5.7' ESE.
17.5" (1/1/92): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, broadly concentrated halo. A mag 15 star is attached at northwest end. NGC 1213 lies 20' NE.