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NGC1370

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:35:14.4
Declination: -20:22:24
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, bet 2 st 14
Sub-type: E3

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1370

17.5" (12/9/01): fairly faint, small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.4'.  Situated exactly midway between two mag 13/14 stars just off the NW and SE flanks (both ~40" from center)!  NGC 1362 lies 20' WNW.