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NGC409

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:9:33.2
Declination: -35:48:20
Constellation: SCL
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, vS * nr
Sub-type: E2

Steve's Notes

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NGC 409

17.5" (10/4/97): very faint, small, round, 30" diameter.  Located just 45" SE of a mag 13 star.  Identified at 280x after missing at 220x.  Brighter than NGC 415 20' NNE.