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NGC1726

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:59:41.9
Declination: -7:45:18
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1831
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, R, * 13 s
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1726

13.1" (12/18/82): fairly faint, small, compact, small bright core, slightly elongated.  A mag 12 star is just off the south edge 0.8' from center.  Forms a pair with NGC 1720 7' SW.  Located 4.8' ENE of mag 8.1 SAO 131659.