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NGC 1724 (also OCL 405) is a magnitude +11.7 asterism located in the constellation Auriga.

The group of stars was discovered by German astronomer George Friedrich Wilhelm Rümker using a 10.16 cm (4 inch) refractor at the Hamburg Observatory on the 30th April 1864.

Right Ascension 05h 03m 33.0s, Declination +49° 29' 30" 

 



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