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NGC1702

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:49:27.7
Declination: -69:51:3
Constellation: MEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: Cl, vF, S
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1702

30" (11/6/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): nicely resolved cluster, a dozen stars counted in a 50" region.  KMHK119, a faint cluster, was picked up 1.8' SW as a small faint, patch, 20" diameter, no resolution.  Located 6.7' WSW of mag 7.2 HD 31518.  NGC 1704, a bright cluster, lies 6' NNE and NGC 1711, a showpiece object, lies 10' SE.