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NGC1607

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:32:3.1
Declination: -4:27:38
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1881
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, lbM
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1607

17.5" (2/1/92): very faint, small, round, low even surface brightness.  Located 4.5' S of mag 7.9 SAO 131272.  Member of the NGC 1600 group with NGC 1599 10' SW and NGC 1609 10' NE.