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NGC2446
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 7:48:39.2
Declination: +54:36:42
Constellation: LYN
Visual Magnitude: 12.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1831
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: F, am 4 st
Sub-type: Sb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2446
17.5" (2/8/91): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated NW-SE. Unusual appearance as cradled by several stars including a mag 12 star at the west end, two mag 13 stars at the east end and close NW and a mag 15 star is superimposed.