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NGC1418

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:42:16.2
Declination: -4:43:54
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, E, * 11 sf 1'
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1418

17.5" (11/25/87): fairly faint, fairly small, oval ~N-S, almost even surface brightness.  A mag 12.5 star is 1.4' S.  Forms a pair with NGC 1417 4.9' WNW. 

13" (12/7/85): faint, small, oval ~N-S.  A mag 12 star is 1' S.  Third of three in a group.