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NGC2243

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 6:29:34.4
Declination: -31:16:53
Constellation: CMA
Visual Magnitude: 9.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0

Observational

Summary description: pB, cL, R, vglbM, 4'
Sub-type: I2r

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2243

13.1" (1/18/85): fairly small faint cluster located just 8' SW of mag 7.4 SAO 196879.  Consists of unresolved haze except for four stars on the west edge and a few stars on the east edge.