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NGC1917
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 5:19:1.2
Declination: -68:59:54
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, L, R, vglbM
Sub-type: GCL
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1917
24" (4/5/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 200x this LMC cluster (possible a globular) appeared fairly bright, fairly large, round, 1' diameter, with a broad concentration. A 1' string of 3 faint stars to the east is collinear with the cluster. S-L 397 lies 8' NE, and appeared as a compact, but relatively bright, elongated glow with an irregular or mottled surface, ~30" diameter.