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NGC1643

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:43:43.9
Declination: -5:19:8
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, iR, bM
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1643

17.5" (12/23/89): fairly faint, fairly small, round, weak concentration.  Located 7' NNE of a mag 9.5 star.  Forms a pair with NGC 1645 10' SE.