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NGC2010
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 5:30:35.0
Declination: -70:49:11
Constellation: MEN
Visual Magnitude: 11.7
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: F, cL, R, vglbM
Sub-type: OCL
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2010
24" (4/5/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this LMC cluster is located just 1.5' NE of 9th magnitude HD 37181. This star is part of a large, scattered group of mag 8.5-10.5 stars including a prominent 24' loop with a double star (h3783 = 8.2/10.7 at 15") at the east end of the loop. This double star is 6' S of NGC 2010. NGC 2031 lies 18' SE and the bright HII complex/cluster NGC 2018 lies 15' S. S-L 539 lies 7.7' NNE. This cluster appears as a small, elongated glow, 20"x10", with a mag 12.5 star involved on the east end and three additional very faint stars resolved.