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NGC2008

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:35:3.8
Declination: -50:57:58
Constellation: PIC
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, pL, R, vlbM
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2008

14" (4/7/16 - Coonabarabran, 184x): faint, moderately large, elongated 5:2 ~E-W, ~40"x16", weak concentration, low surface brightness.  A mag 11.2 star is 3' E.  Forms a close pair with NGC 2007 2.7' N.  Coincidentally, both galaxies have mag 11-11.5 stars 3' to 4' following.  Observation in poor transparency.