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NGC2474

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 7:58:0.3
Declination: +52:51:44
Constellation: LYN
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1790
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: F, pS, E ?, bMvS * ?, L * nf
Sub-type: E0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2474 17.5" (1/19/91): faint, very small, round, very small bright core. Forms a double galaxy with NGC 2475 just 21" NE of center. Located 2.6' SW of a mag 8.8 SAO 26594. 13.1" (12/7/85): this is the SW member of a double galaxy with NGC 2475. Almost stellar, round, faint, NGC 2475 very close NE.