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NGC1809
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 5:2:5.3
Declination: -69:34:6
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.1
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: pF, S, R, gbM, 2nd of 2
Sub-type: Sc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1809
18" (7/10/05 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this faint, reddened galaxy shines through the LMC in the same field 9' NE of the LMC cluster NGC 1801 and 16'-18' SW of a trio of clusters consisting of NGC 1828, NGC 1830 and NGC 1835! At 128x it appeared as a large, very faint, low surface brightness glow with very weak if any concentration and no visible core or nucleus. With careful viewing the galaxy is elongated 5:2 or 3:1 NW-SE, perhaps 1.6'x0.6'. Located 5' SE of mag 8 HD 33031.