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NGC2273

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 6:50:8.4
Declination: +60:50:45
Constellation: LYN
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Dunér
Year of discovery: 1867
Discovery aperture: 9.6

Observational

Summary description: F, S, iR, r?
Sub-type: SBa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2273

17.5" (1/20/90): fairly bright, moderately large, oval SW-NE, very bright core, stellar nucleus.  Located 5.2' SSW of mag 8.5 SAO 13976 and 6.7' WSW of mag 8.3 SAO 13979.  NGC 2273B lies 40' SW.