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NGC1604

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:31:58.5
Declination: -5:22:10
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, bet * and D *
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1604

17.5" (2/1/92): fairly faint, small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE.  The halo brightens to a small bright core.  Situated between two mag 11 stars 2.3' ESE and 2.8' WNW.  Located at the south edge of the NGC 1600 group.  NGC 1600 lies 17' N.