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NGC456

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 1:13:46.0
Declination: -73:17:30
Constellation: TUC
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information


Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0

Observational


Summary description: pF, pL, iR, r, 1st of sev
Sub-type: EN+OCL

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 456. See NGC 460.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 456 18" (7/6/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this is the first of an unusual chain of three nebulous clusters with NGC 460 and NGC 465 within 10'. The best view of the entire group was at 171x using an UHC filter. At 220x the largest in the trio is NGC 456, appearing as a roundish 3' glow with a very small knot embedded in the SE end. A few stars are superimposed (Hodge Association 61) on the glow. NGC 460 lies 4' ESE. Visible in 10x30 IS binoculars.