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NGC1572

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:22:42.7
Declination: -40:36:4
Constellation: CAE
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, R, * 13 nf 1'
Sub-type: SBa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1572

18" (12/30/08): fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 NNW-SSE (central bar), ~0.9'x0.3', slightly brighter nucleus.  A mag 12 star is just off the east side, 0.9' NE of center.