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NGC2487

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 7:58:20.3
Declination: +25:8:57
Constellation: GEM
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, gbM
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2487

17.5" (2/20/88): fairly faint, moderately large, 2' diameter oval, broad concentration.  A mag 10.5 is 20" off the south edge and 1.3' from center.  Forms a pair with NGC 2486 5' WNW.