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NGC1656

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:45:53.3
Declination: -5:8:11
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1830
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, iF ?
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1656

17.5" (12/23/89): faint, small, elongated WNW-ESE.  A mag 14.5 star is at the north edge 0.4' from center.  Located 3.1' S of a mag 10 star.