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NGC2501
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 7:58:30.0
Declination: -14:21:15
Constellation: PUP
Visual Magnitude: 13.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: cF, S, vlE 90°, glbM, am st
Sub-type: S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2501
17.5" (2/8/91): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated ~E-W, bright core, stands out well in rich Milky Way field. Situated only 8¡ from the galactic equator.