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NGC2551

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 8:24:50.2
Declination: +73:24:45
Constellation: CAM
Visual Magnitude: 12.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Tempel
Year of discovery: 1882
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, F * in centre
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2551

17.5" (2/9/02): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 5:3 SW-NE, 1.3'x0.7'.  A mag 12 star (with a mag 14.5-15 companion 30" N) lies 2' NE.  The halo suddenly rises to a very small, bright core and stellar nucleus.

13.1" (1/11/86): faint, diffuse, slightly elongated, brighter star off NE side.  Observation made through thin clouds.