IC 272 NGC 1423
Eri
☀14.1mag
Ø 66'' / 42''

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Frank Muller discovered NGC 1467 = LM 2-388 in 1886 with the 26" refractor at the Leander McCormick Observatory and recorded "mag 15.0, 0.3' dia, R, *9 at 4.2' in PA 185? [SSW]." His position is just 0.2 min of RA west of MCG -02-10-015 = PGC 13991, along with the matching star.

400/500mm - 17.5" (2/11/96): very faint, small, round, 0.6' diameter, slightly brighter core. Slightly brighter of a pair with NGC 1470 10' SSE.

17.5" (2/8/91): very faint, small, very small bright core surrounded by a very low surface brightness halo. Located 4.3' NNE of a mag 10 star.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb