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NGC2116

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:47:15.2
Declination: -68:30:29
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, * 11 p
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2116

30" (10/14/15 - OzSky): at 394x; bright, fairly small, roundish glow, 0.6' diameter, very mottled and lively with a number of extremely faint mag 16+ stars popping in and out of view.  Located 2.2' ESE of a mag 11 star.  NGC 2109 lies 16' WSW.