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NGC1716

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 4:58:13.2
Declination: -20:21:48
Constellation: LEP
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational


Summary description: pF, pL, R, glbM
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1716 17.5" (1/20/90): very faint, small, slightly elongated, low even surface brightness. A mag 13 star is 2.5' N.