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NGC1529

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:7:19.9
Declination: -62:53:58
Constellation: RET
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, gbM
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1529

24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 NNW-SSE, 45"x18", very small bright core gradually increasing to a stellar nucleus.  Forms a pair with brighter NGC 1534 11' NE.  Located 55' WSW of mag 3.3 Alpha Reticuli.