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NGC1603

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 4:31:49.9
Declination: -5:5:38
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information


Discoverer: Stoney J.
Year of discovery: 1849
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1603 17.5" (2/1/92): very faint, very small, round. Last of a close trio with NGC 1600 2.5' WNW and NGC 1601 2.9' NW.