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NGC1478

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 3:54:7.3
Declination: -8:33:18
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 14.8

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: eF, vS, 3rd of 3
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1478 17.5" (2/8/91): extremely faint and small, round, at visual threshold. Faintest of a trio with NGC 1477 2' SW and NGC 1472 5' WSW.