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NGC1533

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:9:51.9
Declination: -56:7:4
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 10.7

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vB, vL, R, smbM, 2 st 10 nf
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1533

13.1" (2/19/04 - Costa Rica): fairly bright, moderately large, 2.0' diameter, round, contains a small bright core.  Collinear with two 11.5 magnitude stars 1' and 2' NE of center.  Member of the Dorado group with NGC 1536 24' SSE, NGC 1546 40' E and the NGC 1549/1553 pair less than a degree NE.