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NGC1536
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 4:11:0.2
Declination: -56:28:57
Constellation: RET
Visual Magnitude: 12.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: vF, R, pL, vlbM
Sub-type: SBc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1536
24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): moderately bright, fairly large, oval 5:3 NNW-SSE, 1.7'x1.1', broad concentration. Appears to have a bar oriented N-S containing a small, bright nucleus and enhancements in the halo give an impression of two spiral arms. Forms the western vertex of a triangle with a mag 10.6 star 2.8' WNW and a mag 12.7 star 3' SSE. NGC 1533 lies 24' NNW and NGC 1546 is 39' NE. Member of the NGC 1566 subgroup of the Dorado Group of galaxies.