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NGC2647

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 8:42:43.0
Declination: +19:39:4
Constellation: CNC
Visual Magnitude: 14.3

Historic Information


Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational


Summary description: Neb *
Sub-type: C

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2647 18" (1/13/07): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, very small brighter core. Located at the eastern edge of the Beehive Cluster and 1' NW of a mag 13 star. An elongated 6' string of stars heads to the south and includes two mag 10 stars 4' S and 6.5' S. 17.5" (2/8/97): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, even surface brightness. Located 0.9' NW of a mag 13 star at the east edge of M44!