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NGC1460

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:46:13.6
Declination: -36:41:48
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, * att
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1460

18" (1/21/04): faint, fairly small, irregularly round, 1.0' diameter.  This Fornax I cluster member has a fairly low surface brightness.  A mag 12.8 star is very close off the SE side [38" from center].  Located 2.7' S of a mag 10.6 star.  Member of the Fornax I cluster.