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NGC2460

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 7:56:52.8
Declination: +60:20:58
Constellation: CAM
Visual Magnitude: 11.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Tempel
Year of discovery: 1882
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, S * in centre
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2460

13.1" (1/11/86): moderately bright, fairly small, bright core, diffuse halo, slightly elongated SW-NE.  Forms a (probably interacting) pair with IC 2209 5' SW.