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NGC2087

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:44:16.1
Declination: -55:31:59
Constellation: PIC
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, pS, R, vlbM
Sub-type: SBa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2087

14" (4/7/16 - Coonabarabran, 184x): fairly faint, slightly elongated, 30"x25", weak concentration.  Mag 7.5 HD 38873 is 11' ESE, mag 7.5 HD 38683 is 10' S, and unequal double HJ 3802 (8.4/10.7 at 8") is 14' SE, the trio forming a striking right triangle of stars.