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NGC2144

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:40:56.3
Declination: -82:7:8
Constellation: MEN
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, pS, iR, bM
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2144

24" (4/4/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): moderately bright and large, slightly elongated ~E-W, 1.4'x1.1'.  Contains a bright core that increases to the center.  Located between a mag 10 star 6' E and a mag 11 star 6' WNW.  This is the third closest NGC galaxy to the south celestial pole.