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NGC1409

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:41:10.4
Declination: -1:18:7
Constellation: TAU
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: eF, stellar or lE
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1409

17.5" (10/24/87): faint, small, oval SSW-NNE.  This is a contact pair with NGC 1410 - just 14" between centers.  At high power appears faint, small, round, small bright core.  NGC 1410 is just 15" NE in a common halo.  Located on the Eridanus border.