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NGC2201

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 6:13:31.4
Declination: -43:42:18
Constellation: PUP
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational


Summary description: eF, S, R, pslbM, ? 134° PD
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2201 24" (2/22/14): at 260x appeared very faint, small, 18" diameter, low even surface brightness. Viewed at 9¡ elevation. Forms a pair with NGC 2200 3.5' NW, but the companion was not seen at this low elevation.