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NGC1377

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:36:39.0
Declination: -20:54:5
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1799
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, gbM
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1377

17.5" (12/9/01): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 2:1 E-W, bright core, 1.2'x0.6'.  Located 11' W of mag 9.5 SAO 168686.  Located one degree NE of 19 (Tau 5) Eridani.  Member of large LGG 97 group.