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NGC1752

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:2:9.6
Declination: -8:14:27
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1861
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: F, pL, pmE, 2 or 3 st 11 nf
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1752

17.5" (12/8/90): fairly faint, moderately large, very elongated 3:1 WSW-ENE, even surface brightness.  A pair of mag 11.5 stars are 2' NE (50" separation WNW-ESE) and a fainter mag 12.5 star is 3.8' NE.  Located 10' WSW of mag 7.8 SAO 131718 at the south end of the huge Witch-Head Nebula.