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NGC1447

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:45:47.1
Declination: -9:1:6
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 14.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, neb? * 7·8 f 3'
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1447

17.5" (1/12/02): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, very small brighter nucleus.  Located 2.7' WSW of mag 7.9 SAO 130711 which detracts from viewing.  NGC 1450 lies 13' S.