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NGC1685

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:52:34.2
Declination: -2:56:59
Constellation: ORI
Visual Magnitude: 14.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stoney J.
Year of discovery: 1850
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: F
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1685

17.5" (12/23/89): very faint, small, slightly elongated NW-SE, almost even surface brightness.  A mag 14 star is off the SE edge 1.0' from center.  NGC 1684 lies 9.5' S.