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NGC2475

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 7:57:58.8
Declination: +52:51:26
Constellation: LYN
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Mitchell
Year of discovery: 1856
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: Makes D neb with h 471
Sub-type: E0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2475

17.5" (1/19/91): brighter of a double system with NGC 2474 just 21" SW between centers.  Moderately bright, small, round, very small bright core.  Forms a striking pair with NGC 2474.  Located 2.3' SW of mag 8.8 SAO 26594.

13.1" (12/7/85): brightest of double galaxy, moderately bright, small, round.  A mag 9 star is 3' NE.