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NGC1357

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:33:17.1
Declination: -13:39:52
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 11.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, pL, R, lbM, * 9 nf
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1357

13.1" (12/7/85): fairly bright, moderately large, round, bright core.  Forms the vertex of an isosceles right triangle with mag 8.1 SAO 149035 4' NNE and mag 9.2 SAO 149028 4' WNW.