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NGC1602

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:27:54.4
Declination: -55:3:24
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, pL, lE, f of 2
Sub-type: IBm/P

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1602

13.1" (2/19/04 - Costa Rica): very faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, 40" diameter, low surface brightness.  Forms a pair with the prominent galaxy NGC 1596 just 2.9' NW in the Dorado Group.