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NGC1682

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:52:19.7
Declination: -3:6:19
Constellation: ORI
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, II 528 f 12s ±, * 9 s 4'.5
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1682

17.5" (12/23/89): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, bright core, stellar nucleus.  Located 4.0' N of mag 8.0 SAO 131557.  In a group with NGC 1684 3.0' E and NGC 1683 5' N.