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NGC1571

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:22:8.9
Declination: -43:37:48
Constellation: CAE
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, gbM, ** nf
Sub-type: E2

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 1571 is also NGC 1570, which see.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1571

18" (1/17/09): at 175x appeared faint, small, elongated 3:2 or 4:3 N-S, ~25"x18", very small brighter core.  A mag 10.6/10.8 double star (h3648) at 12" separation lies 3' ENE.  Located 47' NW of a mag 6.4 star and 49' NE of a mag 5.3 star.  Viewed at only 7 degrees elevation from Lake Sonoma.