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NGC1375

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:35:16.8
Declination: -35:15:57
Constellation: FOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: B, S, lE, pmbM, 3rd of 3
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1375

18" (12/17/11): fairly bright, fairly large, elongated 5:2 E-W, 1.4'x0.6'.  Broad concentration with a fairly large brighter core.  Forms a striking pair with NGC 1374 2.3' N.

13.1" (12/22/84): fairly faint, edge-on streak 3:1 E-W.  In a trio with NGC 1374 2.4' N and NGC 1373 6.8' NW.  Member of the Fornax I cluster.