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NGC1477

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:54:2.8
Declination: -8:34:28
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, 2nd of 3
Sub-type: E2

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1477

17.5" (2/8/91): extremely faint, very small, round.  A mag 15 star is 1' NE.  Located in a trio with NGC 1472 4' W and NGC 1478 2' NE.