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NGC1644

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:37:39.6
Declination: -66:11:49
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, gbM
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1644

24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): moderately bright and large, round, 40" diameter, small bright core, smooth halo, no resolution (brightest stars are mag 17).  Located 5' S of mag 9.3 HD 29878.  NGC 1641, a scattered group of stars, lies 28' NNW.