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NGC2291
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 6:50:58.6
Declination: +33:31:30
Constellation: GEM
Visual Magnitude: 13.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Stoney J.
Year of discovery: 1849
Discovery aperture: 72.0
Observational
Summary description: eF, vS, (= δ)
Sub-type: S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2291
18" (3/4/08): faint, fairly small, round, 30" diameter, weak concentration to a very small slightly brighter core. Collinear with a mag 10 star 2.7' NNW and a mag 12 star 0.9' NNW.
18" (10/21/06): faint, small, round, 30" diameter, low surface brightness. Located 2.8' SSE of a mag 10 star. In a chain of 5 galaxies with NGC 2294 2.6' E and NGC 2289 3' SSW.
17.5" (12/19/87): very faint, small, slightly elongated, even surface brightness. Fourth of five in a group. On a line with NGC 2288 4.0' SSW and NGC 2289 3.0' SSW. NGC 2294 lies 2.6' ENE.