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NGC1476

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:52:8.6
Declination: -44:31:56
Constellation: HOR
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: cF, S, E 90°, gbM
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1476

24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly faint to moderately bright, moderately large, very elongated 4:1 ~E-W, 0.8'x0.2', broad concentration.  Located 15' SE of a mag 8 star.