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NGC2209

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 6:8:33.5
Declination: -73:50:16
Constellation: MEN
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: vF, cL, R, gvlbM
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2209 24" (4/4/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this fairly bright outlying LMC cluster (probable globular cluster) appears as a 2.5'-3' glow with only a weak concentration and no resolution. Surrounded by a number of stars including a mag 11.5 star 3.4' W. NGC 2199 (a galaxy) lies 30' NW and continuing in this direction another 38' is NGC 2173, a slightly smaller LMC cluster.