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NGC2489

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 7:56:15.9
Declination: -30:3:51
Constellation: PUP
Visual Magnitude: 7.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: Cl, pL, eRi, pC, st 11…13
Sub-type: II2m

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2489

13.1" (1/18/85): about 50 stars in a 8' diameter.  Rich in mag 11-14 stars.  A richer group of stars is at the center surrounded by a larger incomplete ring of stars.  Located 13' N of mag 6.3 PX Puppis (6.3-6.7).