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NGC1526

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:5:12.3
Declination: -65:50:24
Constellation: RET
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, R, glbM
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1526

14" (4/7/16 - Coonabarabran, 184x): very faint, small, slightly elongated SW-NE, ~25"x20", even surface brightness.  Situated just south of a 10' x 1.5' group of 8 stars including a mag 9.8 star just 3.3' NNE.  Viewed in poor conditions.