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NGC1618
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 4:36:6.6
Declination: -3:8:55
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 12.7
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: F, S, iF, lbM, 2 st sf
Sub-type: SBb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1618
48" (11/2/13): very bright, large, very elongated 3:1 SSW-NNE, 2.0'x0.7', well concentrated with very bright core that increases to a stellar nucleus. A group of four stars follows. First of three prominent spirals with NGC 1622 and NGC 1625. Located 13' NNW of mag 3.9 Nu Eridani
17.5" (10/12/85): faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 SSW-NNE, weak concentration. First of three very elongated systems with NGC 1622 8' ESE and NGC 1625 18' SE. Located 13' NNW of Nu Eridani (V = 3.2). HCG 30 lies 19' NNE.