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NGC2655

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 8:55:37.7
Declination: +78:13:25
Constellation: CAM
Visual Magnitude: 10.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1802
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vB, cL, lE 90°, gsvmbM
Sub-type: SB0-a

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 2655.  See NGC 2653.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2655

17.5" (2/1/92): very bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2 E-W, 3'x2', even concentration to an unusually bright core and almost stellar nucleus.  There appears to be a sharper light cut-off along the north side.  Forms an equilateral triangle with mag 9.2 SAO 6687 10' NE and mag 7.4 SAO 6692 11' SE.  Brightest in a group (LGG 165) including NGC 2591, 2715 and 2748.