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NGC2562
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 8:20:23.5
Declination: +21:7:54
Constellation: CNC
Visual Magnitude: 12.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, cS, R
Sub-type: S0-a
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2562
18" (2/26/11): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 4:3 N-S, 30"x24", contains a small bright core that gradually increases to the center. Forms a nice pair with brighter NGC 2563 4.7' SE. NGC 2560 lies 11' SW and UGC 4332 is a similar distance west.
17.5" (2/8/91): fairly faint, small, oval 3:2 N-S, halo brightens to a small bright core. Forms a pair with NGC 2563 4.7' SE. Member of Cancer I galaxy cluster.