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NGC1861

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:10:22.2
Declination: -70:46:38
Constellation: MEN
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, pL, R, gvlbM
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1861

30" (11/6/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): moderately bright, round, fairly small, 35" diameter, weak concentration to a slightly brighter core, no resolution.  A mag 12 star lies 4' W and there are no stars brighter than mag 11 in the field.