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NGC1653
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 4:45:47.5
Declination: -2:23:34
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 12.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: F, cS, R, lbM
Sub-type: E0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1653
13" (11/29/86): moderately bright, moderately large, round, broadly concentrated halo. The NGC 1654/NGC 1657 pair lies 19' N.