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NGC2427
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 7:36:27.9
Declination: -47:38:9
Constellation: PUP
Visual Magnitude: 11.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: eF, L, pmE, gmbM, 2 st inv
Sub-type: SBdm
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2427
24" (4/4/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this large, unusual galaxy is set in a very rich Milky Way field and appears as a diffuse, very large, elongated glow with a low surface brightness and a size of ~4.5'x2.0'. A star is superimposed and mimics an offset stellar nucleus, but otherwise there is little concentration. Situated nearly at the midpoint of two mag 10 stars 5.5' SW and 5.5' NE. The cometary globular CG 4 and ESO 257-019 lies 45' NNW.