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NGC2073

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:45:53.8
Declination: -21:59:57
Constellation: LEP
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, R, gbM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2073

17.5" (12/3/88): fairly faint, very small, round, bright core, stellar nucleus.  Located 35' NE of the wide bright double star Alpha Leporis 3.6/6.3 at 90".