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NGC1481
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 3:54:28.9
Declination: -20:25:36
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: eF, S, R, 2 B st f, p of 2
Sub-type: E-S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1481
24" (12/1/13): fairly faint, fairly small, oval 3:2 NW-SE, 30"x20", broad concentration. Fainter of a pair with NGC 1482 5.0' SE. Between the two galaxies is mag 8.6 HD 24672 and a mag 12.5 star is less than 1' SE. ESO 549-035 lies 8.6' ENE.
17.5" (2/1/92): very faint, very small, slightly elongated NW-SE, even surface brightness. Located 2.5' NW of mag 8.7 SAO 168936. Continuing on this line is NGC 1482 5' SSE.