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NGC1620

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:36:37.2
Declination: -0:8:39
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, pL, mE 140°, B ** nf
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1620

17.5" (1/23/93): moderately bright, moderately large, very elongated 7:2 SSW-NNE, 3.0'x0.8', only a weak concentration but has an irregular surface brightness and mottled appearance.  A mag 14 star is at the NNE tip.  Located 4.6' WSW of mag 8.9 SAO 131350.