U 418
01:30 to 02:30
-39° to -50°
Eri, Hor, Hyi, Phe
Sep-Jan

BRILLIANT WHITE ACHERNAR marks the end of the River, shown on this map between a disparate collection of constellations - a mythical bird, a clock and a water snake.

FEATURED OBJECTS: NGC 685, NGC 782, ESO197-G018, ESO153-IG004, NGC 745.

NGC 685
ESO152-G024
RA 01:47:43
Dec -52°45.7'
Galaxy

h: “F, vL, R, vgvlbM, 3'.”

De Vaucouleurs (1956) “Survey of bright galaxies south of -35° declination”, Mem. Mount Stromlo, No. 13. On photos taken with the 30-inch Reynolds reflector, 20-inch diaphragm: bright inner part 2.8’ x 2.8’, faint outer regions 4.4’ x 4.2’. Remarks: inner ring 1.1' x 0.9'

NGC 782
ESO114-G015
RA 01:57:37
Dec -57°47.4'
Galaxy

h: "pB, pL, lE, attached to a star 12th mag."

De Vaucouleurs (1956) “Survey of bright galaxies south of -35° declination”, Mem. Mount Stromlo, No. 13. On photos taken with the 30-inch Reynolds reflector, 20-inch diaphragm: bright inner part 1’ x 0.85’, faint outer regions 2’ x 2’. Remarks: inner ring 0.85' x 0.75', SBN, narrow bar, * 0.5 N.f. on inner ring.

ESO197-G018

RA 02:02:30
Dec -50°55.9'
Galaxy

ESO153-IG004
Se 19/2
RA 01:58:30
Dec -56°15.0'
Galaxy

NGC 745
ESO152-IG032, Se 19/4
RA 01:54:09
Dec -56°41.4'
Galaxy

h: "pB, R, gbM, 30 arcseconds."