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NGC2012

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:22:35.1
Declination: -79:51:7
Constellation: MEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, lE, bM, 2 st 9 nf
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2012

24" (4/4/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly faint, elongated 2:1 WNW-ESE, contains a very small brighter core.  A very faint star lies close following and a close double star lies 4' E.  An unequal brighter pair lies 5' NE.