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NGC2152

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 6:0:55.0
Declination: -50:44:27
Constellation: PIC
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eeF, R, * 15 att
Sub-type: SBa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2152

14" (4/7/16 - Coonabarabran, 184x): very faint, small, slightly elongated, 25"x20", low surface brightness, no noticeable concentration.  A mag 14 star is just off the northeast edge.  A mag 10 star is 4.4' E.  Located 29' N of mag 5.7 HD 41214.  Observation through thin clouds or smoke.