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NGC1356
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 3:30:40.7
Declination: -50:18:33
Constellation: HOR
Visual Magnitude: 13.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: vF, pL, iR, gbM, * nr
Sub-type: SBbc
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 1356 is the brightest of a group of four galaxies, clearly interacting
with at least two of the others. The companion that I've listed in the table
is the nearest companion to the main galaxy, actually being superposed on the
southwestern arm. It is difficult to tell from the IIIa-J survey plate (the
DSS) whether this is a galaxy or a group of knots in the arm, but the 2MASS
image clearly shows it to be a galaxy. Its redshift is close to that for
N1356 itself.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1356
24" (4/5/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 260x appeared moderately bright and large, slightly elongated N-S, ~1.2'x1.0'. Weak concentration, though with direct vision a faint, stellar nucleus is visible. With careful viewing the galaxy appeared to be mottled or clumpy. Forms a close pair with much fainter IC 1947 located 2.2' SW. A mag 12.7 star lies 1.3' SW, directly between NGC 1356 and IC 1947. IC 1947 appeared faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, ~0.5'x0.25'. Forms the west vertex of a small triangle with the mag 12.7 star 1' NE and a mag 11.7 star 1.3' SSE.