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NGC1316

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:22:41.4
Declination: -37:12:28
Constellation: FOR
Visual Magnitude: 8.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vB, cL, vlE, vsvmbMN
Sub-type: SB0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 1316.  See NGC 1317.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1316

17.5" (11/26/94): very bright, moderately large, oval 3:2 SW-NE, about 2.5'x1.5'.  Dominated by an intense 40"x30" core which brightens to a non-stellar nucleus.  Forms a pair with NGC 1317 6.3' N.  Brightest member of the Fornax I cluster.

8" (9/25/81): bright, round, slightly elongated, small bright core.  Forms a pair with NGC 1317 7' N.