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NGC2280

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 6:44:48.9
Declination: -27:38:20
Constellation: CMA
Visual Magnitude: 10.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, pL, lE, gbM
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2280

13.1" (12/22/84): fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, bright core.  Located 3.9' SE of a mag 10 star.  Almost collinear with a second mag 10 star 5.4' NW.  NGC 2272 lies 30' WNW.