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Bond was director of Harvard College Observatory from 1859-1865, following his father William Cranch Bond (1789-1859). Bond published his observations (among others by Coolidge, Safford and Tuttle) in AN #1453 (1863). The 15 NGC objects are listed below (No. = number in his list, Rr = refractor: 15" is the f/18 Merz-refractor installed in June 1847, and 4" is the Merz f/8 comet seeker). One other finding turned out to be a known object: NGC 1924 (No. 6), a galaxy in Orion, found on Feb. 7, 1863 with the 15" was discovered by William Herschel (III 447) on Oct. 5, 1785. Most of the objects are also listed in Arthur Auwers' list of new nebulae (William Herschel's Verzeichnisse von Nebelflecken und Sternhaufen, Königsberg 1862). HN stands for "Harvard Nebula", given in Pickering, E. C., Nebulae discovered at the Harvard College Observatory, Ann. Harv. Obs. 60, 147-194 (1908).
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NGC
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No.
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HN
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Auwers
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Date
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Rr
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Type
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Con
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219
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1
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28
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Sep. 16, 1863
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15"
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galaxy
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CET
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|
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223
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2
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7
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4
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Jan. 5, 1853
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15"
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galaxy
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CET
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391
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3
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8
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9
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Jan. 8, 1853
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15"
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galaxy
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CET
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2054
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29
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3
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Oct. 6, 1850
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4"
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4 stars
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ORI
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2399
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9
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9
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24
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Feb. 26, 1853
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15"
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3 stars
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ORI
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2400
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10
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10
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25
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Feb. 26, 1853
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15"
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3 stars
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ORI
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2515
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11
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5
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Sep. 1, 1852
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15"
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2 stars
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CNC
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5366
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18
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14
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Jun. 8, 1855
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15"
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galaxy
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VIR
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|
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5632
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20
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11
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33
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May 9, 1853
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15"
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star
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VIR
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5651
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21
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12
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34
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May 9. 1853
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15"
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star
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VIR
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5658
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22
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13
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35
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May 9, 1853
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15"
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star
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VIR
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6859
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24
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5
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46
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Nov. 24, 1852
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15"
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3 stars
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AQL
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7150
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25
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1
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Feb. 10, 1848
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15"
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asterism
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CYG
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7692
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26
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2
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Oct. 23, 1848
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15"
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galaxy
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AQR
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|
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7793
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33
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4
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Nov. 7, 1850
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4"
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galaxy
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SCL
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