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NGC418

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:10:35.6
Declination: -30:13:16
Constellation: SCL
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, pL, R, vglbM, p of 2
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 418

17.5" (11/6/93): very faint, slightly elongated, fairly small, 1.2' diameter, low surface brightness though slight broad concentration, gradually fades into the background.  A mag 14 star is 2' S.  Located 7' S of a mag 10 star.