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NGC2580

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 8:21:28.0
Declination: -30:17:30
Constellation: PUP
Visual Magnitude: 9.7

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: Cl, cL, pRi, pC, R, st 12
Sub-type: II2m

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2580

13.1" (3/24/84): 15-20 stars mag 10-13 within a rectangle of stars.  A brighter double star is close north.  Located 44' NE of NGC 2567 and 47' SE of NGC 2571 in a group of 4 open clusters along with NGC 2587 53' NNE.