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NGC2256

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 6:47:14.2
Declination: +74:14:13
Constellation: CAM
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Tempel
Year of discovery: 1883
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: F, R, * 9.5 3' sf
Sub-type: E/SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2256

17.5" (1/19/91): fairly faint, moderately large, oval 4:3 E-W, broad but only weak concentration.  Located 3.5' NNW of a mag 10 star.  NGC 2258 lies 15' NNE.