NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

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NGC2370

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 7:25:1.5
Declination: +23:47:1
Constellation: GEM
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, E
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2370

17.5" (2/8/91): fairly faint, small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 0.8'x0.4', even surface brightness.  A mag 14 star is attached at the NE end 0.4' from center.  The galaxy appears to extend from the star like a comet tail!