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NGC1565

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:23:23.6
Declination: -15:44:41
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 14.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, pS, lE
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1565

17.5" (12/30/99): very faint, fairly small, round, 30".  This galaxy has a low surface brightness with no central brightening but may be the largest in the group.  A mag 14 star lies 1.5' NE of center.  Located 8' NE of NGC 1561 in a group of faint galaxies (last of six).

17.5" (2/8/91): Not found.