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NGC1472

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 3:53:47.3
Declination: -8:34:5
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 14.4

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: vF, eS, stell N, 1st of 3
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1472 17.5" (2/8/91): very faint, small, round. A mag 13 star is 1' SE. FIrst and brightest of three with NGC 1477 4' E and NGC 1478.