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NGC2205

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 6:10:32.8
Declination: -62:32:19
Constellation: PIC
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, R, bM
Sub-type: E/SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2205

14" (4/7/16 - Coonabarabran, 184x): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated E-W, 25"x20".  A mag 11.7 star is 3.3' NNE and a similar star is 5' SSE.  A group of stars (mag 10.6 and fainter) is ~10' W.  Located 33' SE of a mag 5.0 HD 42540.  Observation made in hazy conditions (thin clouds and/or smoke).