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NGC2555

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 8:17:56.3
Declination: +0:44:42
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 12.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, cS, iF, 3 S st inv?
Sub-type: SBab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2555

17.5" (2/13/88): moderately bright, moderately large, oval NW-SE.  Several stars are near including a mag 12 star at the SE edge 1.1' from the center, a mag 13 star 1.7' NNE and a mag 14.5 star is at the NW edge 0.9' from center.