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NGC1500

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:58:14.0
Declination: -52:19:42
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, vS, R, pmbM, * 8 np
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1500

24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 260x, fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated ~E-W, 0.6'x0.5', weak concentration.  Nearly on a line between a mag 11.2 star 2.6' WNW and a mag 10.2 star 4.7' ESE.  Brightest member of AGC 2193 with several cluster members in the field including PGC 14176 2.6' SW, PGC 128672 3.1' SE and PGC 14188 6.3' SSE.