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NGC2263

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 6:38:28.8
Declination: -24:50:55
Constellation: CMA
Visual Magnitude: 11.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, lE, bet 2 vS st, pslbM
Sub-type: SBab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2263

17.5" (1/20/90): fairly faint, fairly small, oval NW-SE, even surface brightness.  Situated between two mag 13.5 stars 1' N and 1' S with a similar star 1.7' ENE.  Located 4.2' N of mag 8.5 SAO 172076 and 7.2' NNW of mag 9.0 SAO 172078" (nearly collinear with the galaxy).