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NGC1373

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:34:59.1
Declination: -35:10:16
Constellation: FOR
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, p of 3
Sub-type: E3

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1373

18" (12/17/11): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 NW-SE, 40"x30", broad concentration.  Smallest and faintest in a trio with NGC 1374 and 1375 about 6' SE.

13.1" (12/22/84): very faint, extremely small.  First of three with NGC 1374 4.8' SE and NGC 1375 6.8' SE.  Member of the Fornax I cluster member.