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NGC1508

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 4:5:47.6
Declination: +25:24:33
Constellation: TAU
Visual Magnitude: 14.5

Historic Information


Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1876
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS, R, bM, r
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1508 17.5" (11/14/87): fairly faint, small, round, bright core. UGC 2949 lies 15' SW.