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NGC2142
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 6:1:50.3
Declination: -10:35:51
Constellation: MON
Visual Magnitude: 5.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1831
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: * (3 Monoc) inv in pL, F, neb
Sub-type: *
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 2142 = 3 Moncerotis = SAO 151037. JH says, "I am sure this star has a
faint nebulous atmosphere 2 or 3 arcmin in diameter. Eye-glass examined, not
dewed." This brightest part of the nebulosity is lost in the glare of the
star on the POSS1, but a very faintly extended cloud can just be seen on the
red plate (but is that a result of the red plexiglass filter?). It would be
nice to have independent confirmation of this nebulosity.