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NGC1517

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 4:9:11.9
Declination: +8:38:56
Constellation: TAU
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1884
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS, R, r, * 9, 10 sf
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1517 13.1" (1/28/84): faint, small, round, weak concentration. Located just 1.0' NW of a mag 10 star.