NGC 1243

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Double star
NGC 1243
NGC 1243 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 03 h 11 m 25.4 s
declination -08 ° 56 ′ 43 ″
Typing
Astrometry
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Other names NGC 1243, h 291/2511, GC 656

NGC 1243 is a double star in the constellation Eridanus . The object was discovered by John Herschel on January 6, 1831 and incorrectly added to the NGC catalog .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. Seligman