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NGC1561
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 4:23:1.0
Declination: -15:50:43
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3
Observational
Summary description: vF, vS, lE 170°, glbM, * 8 p 6s
Sub-type: E-S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1561
17.5" (12/30/99): faint, small, irregularly round, 0.4' diameter, small brighter center. Located 2' NE of mag 9 SAO 149593. Brightest of six faint galaxies with NGC 1562 (18' WNW), NGC 1563 (7.0' NNW), NGC 1564 (6.4' N), NGC 1565 (8' NE) and IC 2063 (12' NNW).
17.5" (11/10/96): faint, small, round, weak concentration. Located 2.1' NE of a mag 9 star.
17.5" (2/8/91): very faint, small, round, broad mild concentration. Located 2' NE of a mag 8.8 SAO 149593. Brightest in a very faint group including NGC 1563, NGC 1564, NGC 1565 and IC 2063.