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NGC2358
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 7:16:56.3
Declination: -17:7:0
Constellation: CMA
Visual Magnitude:
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: Cl, P, lC
Sub-type: OCL
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 2358. Seen only once by WH, this may be the large (20 arcmin by 15
arcmin) scattering of stars around 07 14 42, -17 01.6. Alternatively, it
could be the richest part of this group, on to the southeast at 07 14 59, -17
04.2, though this is further from WH's position. Since we don't have much to
go on here, I've taken the former position for the larger group as the most
likely.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2358
18" (3/13/10): gorgeous low power Milky Way field at 72x (63'), though nothing stands out distinctly as cluster-like. At the given position (07 16.9 -17 07 (2000), is a weak enhancement, roughly 20' diameter, with a nice quardruple group of mag 10-11 stars on the south side. This field enhancement is only noticeable as the Milky Way is weaker or dusty to the north and south of the group and the background glow brightens near the position of NGC 2358.
Listed as nonexistent in the RNGC and William Herschel's description ""A course scattered cluster of stars, not rich." is not specific enough to pin down his intended "cluster".