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NGC1597

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 4:31:13.4
Declination: -11:17:24
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: eF, vS, R, gbM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1597 17.5" (2/3/03): faint, very small, elongated 5:4 ~E-W, 0.5'x0.4', slightly brighter core. A close double star lies 2' NW.