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NGC2305

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 6:48:37.3
Declination: -64:16:22
Constellation: VOL
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, 2 st Δ
Sub-type: E2/P

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2305

18" (4/5/16 - Coonabarabran, 236x): moderately to fairly bright, fairly small, slightly elongated NW-SE, 50"x40", sharply concentrated with a very bright small core.  Bracketed by two close stars; a mag 12.5 star is 35" S of center and a mag 11.6 star is less than 30" E of center.  Forms a pair with NGC 2307 4' SSE.