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NGC1684

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:52:31.1
Declination: -3:6:20
Constellation: ORI
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pF, pS, R, bM, * 9, 225° ±
Sub-type: E2

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1684

17.5" (12/23/89): fairly faint, fairly small, oval ~E-W, broadly concentrated halo.  Brightest of four with NGC 1682 3' W, NGC 1683 6' NW and NGC 1685 9' N.  Mag 8.0 SAO 131557 lies 3' SSW.