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NGC1504

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 4:2:29.6
Declination: -9:20:6
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 14.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Stone
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational


Summary description: eF, S, R, gbM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1504 17.5" (12/30/99): very faint, very small, round, 20" diameter. Appears as a low surface brightness spot sandwiched between NGC 1505 1.8' NE and a mag 12 star 1.6' W.