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NGC1534

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:8:46.2
Declination: -62:47:50
Constellation: RET
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, vS * ¾d sf
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1534

24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, 0.8'x0.4'.  A mag 13.7 star is at the SE edge, 25" from center and mag 8.9 HD 26524 is 6.6' NW.  Forms a wide pair with fainter NGC 1529 11.6' SW.  Located 43' WSW of mag 3.3 Alpha Reticuli.  Images show a dust lane on the south side.