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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
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NGC 456. See NGC 460.
Steve's Notes
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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.