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NGC1613

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:33:25.3
Declination: -4:15:54
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, vS, R, mbM
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1613

17.5" (2/1/92): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated 4:3 NW-SE, very small bright core, stellar nucleus.  Forms a trio with NGC 1611 5' WSW and NGC 1612 6.5' NNW.