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NGC7259
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 22:23:5.6
Declination: -28:57:16
Constellation: PSA
Visual Magnitude: 13.1
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: eF, pL, R, vlbM
Sub-type: Sb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 7259
18" (10/25/08): faint, fairly small, round, diffuse, 40"x30", diffuse with only a weak concentration. ESO 467-051, an ultra-thin edge-on companion 3' SE, was not seen.
17.5" (10/30/99): very faint, moderately large, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, ~1.2'x0.9', weak concentration. The nearby edge-on ESO 467-051 was not seen.
17.5" (8/27/92): faint, fairly small, round, 50" diameter, low even surface brightness. Collinear with two mag 12 stars 3.3' NE and 6.4' NE.