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NGC2479
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 7:55:6.0
Declination: -17:42:28
Constellation: PUP
Visual Magnitude: 9.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1783
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: Cl, pL, pRi, pC, st S
Sub-type: III1m
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2479
18" (3/2/08): at 175x, over 80 stars mag 12-14 are resolved in a 9' region with the cluster extended WSW-ENE. A semi-circular loop of stars is near the center and is open on the east side. The cluster is ~10' NE of a fairly well matched, bright wide pair (h4015 = 9.1/9.5 at 20").
25x80mm (3/2/08): in the finder this cluster appears as a hazy 8' cloud with no resolution
13.1" (12/7/85): about 50 faint stars spread out in a 10' diameter over some haze. Several stars near the center are arranged in a semi-circle open on the east side. A string of stars trail off to the SE.