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NGC2072

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:38:24.5
Declination: -70:14:3
Constellation: MEN
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Baracchi
Year of discovery: 1884
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, S
Sub-type: OCL

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 2072.  Unlike NGC 2043, which see, this small cluster is within less than
an arcminute of where Baracchi put it, "... following H.1265 [sic; GC 1265 =
NGC 2065] by 47s and north 40 [arcsec] is a very faint, small, indistinct
patch."  Also see "Barrachi-Melbounre" in the "notngc" files for another 
object in the area not include in the NGC.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2072

24" (4/10/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 260x this LMC cluster appeared moderately bright, fairly small, round, 35"-40" diameter, weak concentration.  Located 4' E of NGC 2065 at the east end of a group of 8 NGC clusters (and a couple of fainter ones)