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NGC1424

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:43:14.0
Declination: -4:43:49
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stoney B.
Year of discovery: 1850
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, * 10·11 np
Sub-type: SBb

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 1424.  See NGC 1429.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1424

17.5" (11/25/87): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated ~N-S, even surface brightness.  NGC 1418 lies 14' W and NGC 1417 19' W. 

13" (12/7/85): faint, fairly small, almost round, diffuse, slightly elongated N-S.  Located 14' E NGC 1418.