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NGC1778
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 5:8:5.0
Declination: +37:1:24
Constellation: AUR
Visual Magnitude: 7.7
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: Cl, pC, lRi, iF, st L
Sub-type: III2p
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 1778. JH's position is 20 arcmin too far north, but because his father
also observed the cluster, the NGC position is only a few arcmin north. For a
counter-example, see NGC 1548 where JH's 20 arcmin error persisted into the
NGC.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1778
17.5" (2/1/92): about 50 stars mag 10-15 in a 15' field. Most stars are arranged in two rows oriented NW-SE with a dark lane between. Fairly scattered overall, includes several double stars. There is a nice double star 10/10 at 15" with two mag 13 stars near and 4' SE is a close striking double star h3266 = 9.9/11.1 at 8". A fairly rich clump is at the SE end of cluster.
8": 20 stars mag 10 and fainter in a 6' field, small, elongated NW-SE, nice double star 10/10. Includes a string of mag 10-11 star to the north.