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NGC2178
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 6:2:47.5
Declination: -63:45:50
Constellation: PIC
Visual Magnitude: 12.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: eF, vS, R
Sub-type: E1
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2178
30" (10/13/15 - OzSky): at 394x; fairly bright, moderately large, slightly elongated WSW-ENE, 50"x40", contains a very small bright core and stellar nucleus. A mag 15.3 star is close west-northwest [33" from center]. Located 2.7' WSW of mag 8.5 HD 41904. The LMC open cluster NGC 2162 lies 15' WNW.
ESO 086-056 lies 8.8' NE and appeared moderately bright and large, elongated 5:2 WNW-ESE, 1.0'x0.4', broad concentration, the brighter core bulges slightly at the center.