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NGC1647

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:45:42.2
Declination: +19:7:9
Constellation: TAU
Visual Magnitude: 6.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: Cl, vL, st L, sc
Sub-type: II2m

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1647

13.1" (1/11/86): about 80 stars in a scattered cluster including several bright stars.  Very large, bright.  Includes a mag 8.5/8.9 double star at 33" separation in the center.  Also includes many faint double stars.