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NGC2564

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 8:18:30.0
Declination: -21:48:58
Constellation: PUP
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, gbM, am many st
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2564

17.5" (3/25/95): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, weak concentration, faint stellar nucleus.  A very faint larger halo is visible at moments.  A wide pair of mag 12/13 stars at 35" separation lies 2' NNW and two mag 14/15 stars are 1' NNW.  Located in a rich star field.