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NGC1740

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:1:54.7
Declination: -3:17:45
Constellation: ORI
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1830
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, * 12 sp
Sub-type: E-S0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 1740.  See NGC 1742.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1740

17.5" (12/23/89): fairly faint, small, oval SW-NE, small bright core.  A mag 12 star is at the SW edge 0.5' from center.  NGC 1753 lies 10' ESE.