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NGC2497
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 8:2:11.1
Declination: +56:56:32
Constellation: LYN
Visual Magnitude: 13.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1790
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: eF, vS
Sub-type: E-S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2497
17.5" (1/19/91): faint, extremely small, round, stellar nucleus stands out with direct vision. Located 6' E of mag 8.6 SAO 26621.