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NGC2339

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 7:8:20.3
Declination: +18:46:46
Constellation: GEM
Visual Magnitude: 11.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, pL, R, glbM
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2339

13.1" (1/18/85): fairly faint, nearly round, very weak concentration, low surface brightness.  A mag 13.5 star is superimposed at the east edge 30" from center.