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NGC1738

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 5:1:46.5
Declination: -18:9:27
Constellation: LEP
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information


Discoverer: Stone
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational


Summary description: vF, S, E 45°
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 1738 17.5" (1/20/90): fairly faint, fairly small, oval SW-NE, even surface brightness. Contact pair with NGC 1739 at the south end.