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NGC2523

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 8:15:0.0
Declination: +73:34:44
Constellation: CAM
Visual Magnitude: 11.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift E.
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: pB, pL, lE, lbM, * nr
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2523

17.5" (2/8/91): moderately bright, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, fairly small.  A center contains a bright central bar with a small bright core.  A mag 11.5 is off the SW edge 1.5' from the center.  Forms a pair with NGC 2523B = UGC 4271 9' W and NGC 2523C = UGC 4290 lies 20' SE.