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NGC2395

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 7:27:12.8
Declination: +13:36:30
Constellation: GEM
Visual Magnitude: 8.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: Cl, pRi, C
Sub-type: III1p

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2395

13.1" (12/22/84): scattered cluster of roughly 50 stars mag 10 and fainter in 15' field, not rich.  Visible faintly in the 16x80mm finder.  The Medusa Nebula (Abell 21) lies 34' SE.