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NGC1815

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:2:27.3
Declination: -70:37:16
Constellation: MEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, vS, R, vlbM, am st
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1815

30" (11/6/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): fairly bright, small, round, very bright core partially resolved into a couple of knots, 25" diameter.  A single faint star is resolved at the north edge.  A mag 12.5 star lies 1' SSE and there are several mag 11-12 stars in the field.  Located 9' due east of mag 7.6 HD 32956.  