NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort
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NGC1438
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Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 3:45:17.1
Declination: -23:0:8
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 12.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Stone
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 26.3
Observational
Summary description: eF, mE, N, * 10 f 1'
Sub-type: SB0-a
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1438
17.5" (11/2/91): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE, halo gradually brightens but no nucleus. A mag 11 star just 20" off the east edge detracts from viewing and a very faint mag 14.5 star lies 1.7' S.