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NGC2229

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 6:21:23.8
Declination: -64:57:24
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, R, 1st of 3
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2229

24" (4/11/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly faint, very elongated 3:1 NW-SE, 0.75'x0.25', a mag 14 star is 45" S of center.  In the core of the rich cluster AGC 3389 = ACO S585 with NGC 2230 2' S, NGC 2235 6.4' ENE, NGC 2233 5' SSE.