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NGC1510

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:3:32.5
Declination: -43:23:59
Constellation: HOR
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, pL, R, vgmbM
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1510

13.1" (2/18/04 - Costa Rica): faint, very small, round, only 20" diameter.  Forms an equilateral triangle with two mag 13.5 stars ~1.8' S and 1.7' WSW.  Located 5' SW of NGC 1512.

13.1" (11/29/86): not seen although far south from northern California.  Forms a pair with brighter NGC 1512.