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NGC461

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:17:20.3
Declination: -33:50:28
Constellation: SCL
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, R, glbM (? 1° wrong)
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 461

17.5" (10/4/97): very faint, small, round, 30" diameter, low surface brightness, no concentration.  Lies in a barren field with a mag 13 star 3.3' SW.  Incorrect position in RNGC and on U2000 atlas.