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NGC2042
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 5:36:9.6
Declination: -68:55:25
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 9.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0
Observational
Summary description: Cl, vL, Ri, st 12…15
Sub-type: OCL
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2042
18" (7/8/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly large patch of stars and haze (association LH 89), ~5' in size. At least two dozen stars are visible in an elongated group oriented SW-NE, including a few mag 10 stars over unresolved stars or haze. Two additional knots are to the northwest and form an obtuse isosceles triangle with NGC 2042. The first knot is KMHK 1122 situated 5' NW, and S-L 585 at 10' NW. NGC 2042 is located just 17' NW of the center of the Tarantula Nebula.