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NGC1811

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:8:42.5
Declination: -29:16:35
Constellation: COL
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: cF, S, lE, p of 2
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1811

17.5" (1/19/91): very faint, small, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE.  A mag 13 star is 1.4' ENE of center.  Forms a pair with NGC 1812 2.7' NE.