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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
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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.