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NGC2187
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 6:3:52.4
Declination: -69:34:40
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: pB, pS, R, gbM, vF, R, glbM, D neb 12°.5
Sub-type: Sa
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 2187 is a double galaxy seen through the outskirts of the LMC. See NGC
5765 for a note on others of these doubles with just a single position in the
NGC.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2187
24" (4/11/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): although described as a "double nebula" by John Herschel, this close pair of galaxies received a single NGC entry. At 260x the double system is oriented SW-NE with their outer halos overlapping. The brighter northeast component is fairly bright, fairly small, round, 35" diameter, strong concentration. The southwest member is fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated E-W, 40"x35", weak concentration, with a lower surface brightness than the NE member of the pair. The pair shines through the eastern portion of the LMC.