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NGC1748

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:54:23.7
Declination: -69:11:6
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information

Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0

Observational

Summary description: pB, vS, R, 4th of 4
Sub-type: EN

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 1748 = IC 2114, which see.  Also see NGC 1745.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1748

24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this HII region (LMC-N83B) appeared as a bright, small, high surface bright knot in a striking group of nebulae, 20" diameter.  A couple of stars are involved in the bright glow.  A mag 10.3 star is 1.9' SW.  NGC 1743 lies 2' SW