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NGC2324
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 7:4:7.9
Declination: +1:2:41
Constellation: MON
Visual Magnitude: 8.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: Cl, L, Ri, cC, st 12…16
Sub-type: II2r
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2324
17.5" (3/20/93: 65 stars mag 10-14 in very irregular 8' diameter. Includes two mag 10 stars at the NE corner and NW side. Includes several mag 12 stars but rich in mag 13-14 stars. Somewhat uneven distribution of very faint stars due to a couple of 2' diameter dark voids; one near the center. The cluster includes several very close, faint double stars.
8": rich in faint stars 12-13, includes two mag 9 stars.