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NGC2557

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 8:19:10.9
Declination: +21:26:10
Constellation: CNC
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information


Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1877
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational


Summary description: eF, eS, R, lbM
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2557 18" (2/26/11): fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, round, 30" diameter, gradually increases to a small brighter core. Forms the eastern vertex of a small isosceles triangle with two mag 13.5 stars 2.5' NW and 2.7' SW. Also forms a larger isosceles triangle with mag 7.8 HD 69698 situated 5' NW and a mag 11 star 5' SSW. IC 2293 lies 5.6' SE. This fainter galaxy appeared faint, small, round, 20" diameter, low even surface brightness. 17.5" (2/8/91): fairly faint, small, round, gradually brighter core. Located 5' SE of mag 8.2 SAO 80087 in the Cancer I galaxy cluster.