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NGC1574
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 4:21:58.6
Declination: -56:58:28
Constellation: RET
Visual Magnitude: 10.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: pB, S, R, pgbM, 2 S st sf
Sub-type: E/S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1574
24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 260x, fairly bright, fairly large, round, 2' diameter. Sharply concentrated with a well defined core. A mag 9.7 star is near the SE edge of the halo (1.1' from center). A much fainter star is at the edge of central core on the SE side, ~20" from center. Two mag 11/12 stars are 4' and 4' 6, respectively. Located 19' NW of Rmk 4 = 6.8/7.2 at 5". Member of the Dorado Group.