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NGC1987

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:27:17.2
Declination: -70:44:15
Constellation: MEN
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, L, iR, 3 st p
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1987

30" (10/15/15 - OzSky): at 303x; moderately bright and large, roundish with a slightly irregular halo, lively but only a couple of mag 16-16.5 stars are resolved around the edges.  Three bright stars in the field to the west: a mag 10.7 star 2.1' SW, a mag 9.5 star 3' W and a mag 10.5 star 5' WNW.