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NGC1611

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:33:5.8
Declination: -4:17:49
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, E 90° ±
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1611

17.5" (2/1/92): faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 WNW-ESE, large brighter middle.  Member of a quadruple subgroup (NGC 1613 5' ENE, NGC 1609 7' SW, NGC 1612 7.5' NNE) within the NGC 1600 group.