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NGC1581

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:24:44.9
Declination: -54:56:32
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, S, E, glbM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1581

13.1" (2/19/04 - Costa Rica): very faint, small, elongated 5:2 E-W, ~0.6'x0.25', no noticeable concentration.  Two mag 10 stars at 1' separation lie 6' E.  This Dorado Group member is located 40' due east of the bright galaxy NGC 1566.