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NGC2502
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 7:55:51.5
Declination: -52:18:25
Constellation: CAR
Visual Magnitude: 12.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: pF, S, R, vgpmbM
Sub-type: SB0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2502
24" (4/11/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2 NW-SE. Well concentrated with a very bright 30" core that dominates the galaxy. The outer halo or arms are much fainter and could be easily missed but extend to 1.2'x0.8'. Forms the NW vertex of a triangle with two mag 11 star 4.3' E and a mag 11.5 star 3' SSE. Located 41' NNW mag 3.5 Chi Carinae.