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NGC2463

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 7:57:12.2
Declination: +56:40:37
Constellation: LYN
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1831
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, R
Sub-type: E0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 2463.  See NGC 2469.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2463

24" (1/25/14): at 375x appeared fairly faint, small, round, small bright core increases to a faint stellar nucleus.  Located 7' W of NGC 2469 in a group of faint galaxies (4th of 6 in a 25' E-W string).  A mag 10.3 star lies 3.2' S.

17.5" (1/19/91): faint, very small, round, broad concentration.  In a group with NGC 2462 5.6' W and NGC 2469 8' E.