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NGC1353

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:32:3.1
Declination: -20:49:8
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 11.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, cL, iE, mbM
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1353

17.5" (11/26/94): fairly bright, moderately bright, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, 2.5'x1.0', large bright core, stellar nucleus.  The halo appears more extensive NW of the core.  The major axis is parallel to a mag 11.5 star off the SE end 2.8' from the center.

8" (11/28/81): faint, elongated 2:1 NNW-SSE, bright core.  A mag 12 star is 2.8' SE of center.