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NGC2272

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 6:42:41.2
Declination: -27:27:35
Constellation: CMA
Visual Magnitude: 11.5

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: pF, pS, vlE, bM, r
Sub-type: E/SB0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2272 13.1" (12/22/84): fairly faint, small, round, small faint core. NGC 2280 lies 30' ESE.