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NGC2552

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 8:19:19.6
Declination: +50:0:25
Constellation: LYN
Visual Magnitude: 12.1

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: eF, cL, lE 45°
Sub-type: SBm

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2552 13.1" (2/23/85): faint, moderately large, elongated. A mag 11 star is off the NE side 3.1' from the center.