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NGC2340
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 7:11:10.7
Declination: +50:10:29
Constellation: LYN
Visual Magnitude: 11.7
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pF, S, R, glbM, r
Sub-type: E3
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 2340. See NGC 2330.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2340
18" (12/18/06): moderately bright, moderately large, oval 3:2 WSW-ENE, 1.5'x1.0', large bright core increases gradually to the center. A mag 12 star lies 1.7' NW. Brightest in a group of 12 galaxies (WBL 133) incuding IC 464 2.5' SSW. Beyond IC 464 a string of stars continues to the SSW.
17.5" (1/20/90): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated E-W, bright core. Brightest of four in the field with IC 458, IC 464 and IC 465 = NGC 2334? Two mag 12 stars lie 1.7' NW and 2.4' WNW of center.