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NGC1543
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 4:12:43.1
Declination: -57:44:14
Constellation: RET
Visual Magnitude: 10.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0
Observational
Summary description: B, pL, E, smbMN = * 11
Sub-type: SB0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1543
24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): bright, large, oval halo 2:1 E-W, at least 3'x1.5'. Sharply concentrated with a brilliant and bulging 1' round core that brightens slightly to a small, intense nucleus. The large halo is relatively fainter and fairly uniform. 9th magnitude HD 26942 lies 5' SW. Member of the NGC 1566 subgroup of the Dorado Group of galaxies. Deep images reveal a detached outer ring, which was not seen.