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NGC1492
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 3:58:13.1
Declination: -35:26:45
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: vF, vS, R
Sub-type: Sa
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1492
18" (1/21/04): faint, small, round, 0.4' diameter, fairly even surface brightness. Located 1.5' N of a mag 13 star.