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NGC2231

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 6:20:43.0
Declination: -67:31:7
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: F, pL, R, gvlbM, ** f
Sub-type: OCL

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2231 14" (4/3/16 - Coonabarabran, 184x): this LMC globular appeared fairly faint, moderately large, round, ~45" diameter, fairly low but irregular surface brightness, increases in size with averted, no resolution. A number of brighter stars in the field including HJ 3862, a mag 9.5/11.5 pair at 8", which lies 5' SE. In addition, a mag 10 star is 6' NNE and two other mag 11 stars are within 4' N. Several more mag 12 stars (some closer) are in the field. S-L 885 lies 3.7' NE.