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NGC2429

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 7:43:47.5
Declination: +52:21:27
Constellation: LYN
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Copeland
Year of discovery: 1874
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: pF, pS, vmE, * 12 att
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2429

17.5" (2/8/91): faint, small, very elongated 4:1 NW-SE, low even surface brightness.  A mag 13.5 star is involved at the SE end 0.3' from center and a mag 11 star is 0.8' SE.  Forms a pair with NGC 2426 5.0' SW.