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NGC1362

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 3:33:53.0
Declination: -20:16:56
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational


Summary description: vF, S, R
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1362 17.5" (12/9/01): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 30" diameter. Steadily increases to a small brighter core and a faint stellar nucleus. Located 5.4' NNW of mag 8.9 SAO 168637. First in the nearby group LGG 95 with NGC 1370 20' ESE.