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NGC2031
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 5:33:41.9
Declination: -70:59:13
Constellation: MEN
Visual Magnitude: 10.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: globular, B, pL, R, gbM, rr
Sub-type: OCL
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2031
24" (4/5/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 200x this LMC cluster was very bright, fairly large, slightly elongated NNW-SSE, well concentrated with a 1' core and 2' much fainter halo. The cluster had a mottled texture and was quite lively around the edges, but was not clearly resolved. Located 12' NW of mag 7.6 HD 37899 and 5.5' SW of a mag 9.1 star. NGC 2018, a remarkable nebulous cluster, lies 12' WSW and NGC 2051 is a similar distance to the ESE.