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NGC1462

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:50:23.4
Declination: +6:58:23
Constellation: TAU
Visual Magnitude: 14.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, vlE
Sub-type: S

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1462

17.5" (11/2/91): extremely faint, small, elongated 3:2 SSW-NNE (orientation uncertain), very low surface brightness.  A faint double star lies 1' WNW.