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NGC2571

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 8:18:56.3
Declination: -29:44:57
Constellation: PUP
Visual Magnitude: 7.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1793
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: Cl, vL, cRi, lC, st 9…
Sub-type: IV1p

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 2571 is a scattered cluster that both Herschels noted as being at least
15 arcmin across if not larger.  Brian Skiff made it only 8 arcmin, and the
largest I can go is around 13 arcmin.  But the position is good, and there is
no doubting the identification.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2571

13.1"  (3/24/84): 18 stars mag 8.8-12 in 10' diameter.  Includes a wide bright pair (mag 8.8 SAO 175580 and 8.9 SAO 175577) at 1' separation oriented NW-SE near the center.  This cluster is larger and contains brighter stars than NGC 2587 one degree ENE.  Also NGC 2580 lies 47' SE and NGC 2567 54' S.