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NGC1715

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:52:10.5
Declination: -66:54:32
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, sbM, 2 st nr, nf of 2
Sub-type: EN

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1715

18" (7/9/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): faint, small, low surface brightness glow, ~45" diameter.  Located just 1' NNE of brighter NGC 1714 and 1.3' NE of a mag 11 star in the NW portion of the LMC.