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NGC1755

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 4:55:14.9
Declination: -68:12:15
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 9.9

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vB, pL, R, gbM, f of 2
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1755

18" (7/9/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): bright, compact cluster, round, 1.5' diameter, brighter core, no resolution.  Forms a pair with much fainter NGC 1749 2' NW.