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NGC1361

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:34:17.7
Declination: -6:15:52
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stone
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, eS, gbMN
Sub-type: E3/P

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1361

17.5" (1/12/02): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 0.8' diameter, weak concentration to a very small, brighter core.  Situated nearly midway between two mag 12 stars 5' NW and 5' ESE.