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NGC2179
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 6:8:2.1
Declination: -21:44:46
Constellation: LEP
Visual Magnitude: 12.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: F, pS, vmE, glbM
Sub-type: SB0-a
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2179
13.1" (1/28/84): fairly faint, fairly small, almost round, broad concentration. Located 15' ENE of mag 6.0 SAO 171251.