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NGC1549

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:15:45.0
Declination: -55:35:29
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 9.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: B, pS, R
Sub-type: E0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1549

13.1" (2/19/04 - Costa Rica): bright, moderately large, round, 1.5' diameter.  Strongly concentrated with an intense 30" core and a bright stellar nucleus with direct vision.  Cradled by a distinctive group of 5 stars including mag 8.7 SAO 233458 to the SSE.  This member of the Dorado Group forms an interacting pair w/NGC 1553 12' SSE.