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NGC1074

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:43:36.0
Declination: -16:17:49
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 14.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, R
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1074

17.5" (12/20/95): very faint, small, elongated 3:2 ~N-S, 50"x35", low surface brightness.  A mag 13 star is 2.8' SSW of center.  Forms a pair with NGC 1075 5.8' N.