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NGC1692

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:55:23.7
Declination: -20:34:16
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stone
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, R
Sub-type: S0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 1692 is another of the Leander McCormick nebulae which was sketched.  The
sketch confirms the SGC and NGC 2000.0 identification with the galaxy called 
"A0453-20" in RC2.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1692

17.5" (2/14/99): faint, moderately large, round, broad concentration to a 30" core.  With averted vision the halo extends to at least 1' diameter with ill-defined edges.  Located 13' SE of mag 8.9 SAO 169878.  Misidentified in the RNGC.