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NGC1853

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:12:16.0
Declination: -57:23:58
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, S, mE 45°, vgvlbM, * 11 nf
Sub-type: SBcd

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1853

14" (4/7/16 - Coonabarabran, 142x and 184x): moderately bright and large, elongated ~5:2 SW-NE, 1.25'x0.5', slightly brighter core, brighter along the major axis.  A mag 12 star is 1.6' NE of center, collinear with the major axis.  Located 4.5' SSW of mag 9.6 HD 34231 and 8.7' SW of mag 9.7 HD 34314.