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NGC1784

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:5:27.1
Declination: -11:52:16
Constellation: LEP
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pB, pL, vlE, vgbM, am st
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1784

17.5" (12/3/88): moderately bright, moderately large, oval 3:2 ~E-W, bright core.  Situated in a group of brighter stars including a mag 11.5 star 3.0' E and a mag 12.5 star 1.3' NNE of center.  Located 14' SE of mag 7.5 SAO 150123.

8" (10/13/81): faint, moderately large, diffuse.  A mag 7 star is in the field to the NW.