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NGC1997

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:30:34.4
Declination: -63:12:15
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, cS, R
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1997

30" (10/15/15 - OzSky): at 303x; fairly faint elongated glow, oriented SW-NE, ~45"x30".  A mag 14 star is attached at the northeast end and a couple of additional mag 16 stars are on the NW and SW sides.  Located 47' SSW of mag 3.8 Beta Dor, well to the north of the main body of the LMC.