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NGC1729

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:0:15.6
Declination: -3:21:11
Constellation: ORI
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, pL, 2B st v nr
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1729

17.5" (12/23/89): fairly faint, fairly small, oval SSW-NNE.  A mag 11 star is close off the east end 1.0' from center and a mag 12.5 star is 1.1' N of center.