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Obituary: MNRAS 75, 230 (1915)
Ball discovered 11 NGC-objects using Lord Rosse's 72" reflector at Birr Castle. All objects are described (by their G.C. number as continued by Dreyer) in: Lawrence Parsons, Observations of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars Made With the Six-foot and Three-foot Reflectors at Birr Castle From the Year 1848 up to the Year 1878, Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society Vol. II, 1878. Only 4 objects are non-stellar.
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NGC
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G.C.
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Con
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Date
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Type
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308
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5126
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CET
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Dec. 31, 1866
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star
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310
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5128
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CET
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Dec. 31, 1866
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star
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397
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5151
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PSC
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Dec. 6, 1866
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galaxy
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400
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5153
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PSC
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Dec. 30, 1866
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star
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401
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5154
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PSC
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Dec. 30, 1866
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star
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1742
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5348
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ORI
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Dec. 29, 1866
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star
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2390
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5385
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GEM
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Dec. 10, 1866
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star
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2391
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5386
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GEM
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Dec. 10, 1866
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star
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3695
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5564
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UMA
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Mar. 31, 1867
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galaxy
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3700
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5566
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UMA
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Mar. 31, 1867
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galaxy
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5601
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5770
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BOO
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Mar. 27, 1867
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galaxy
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