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NGC2295

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 6:47:23.2
Declination: -26:44:10
Constellation: CMA
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, bet st, D neb p
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2295

17.5" (1/20/90): faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 SSW-NNE, even surface brightness.  Located between two mag 13 stars 30" SSW of center and 20" NNE or center.  A similar star is also 1.5' N.  First of three with the NGC 2292/2293 duo 4' E.