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NGC1486

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 3:56:18.8
Declination: -21:49:15
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: eF, vS, R
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1486 17.5" (2/22/03): very faint, fairly small,, 0.6'x0.4', weak concentration with a roundish, brighter core, requires averted vision. The halo appears elongated SSW-NNE although difficult to pin down a consistent orientation. Located 10' E of mag 9.7 SAO 168958 and 9' ENE of mag 9.4 SAO 168962.