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NGC1564

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:23:0.9
Declination: -15:44:20
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 14.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, R, lbM, D
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1564

17.5" (12/30/99): very faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, low surface brightness.  Two mag 13.5/14 stars are close NE.  Located 6.4' due north of NGC 1561 in a group.  Forms a close pair with NGC 1563 1.7' W.

17.5" (2/8/91): extremely faint, very small, round.  A trio of mag 13/14 stars lie 2'-3' NE.  Member of the NGC 1561 group.  Nearby NGC 1563 not seen.