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NGC2660
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 8:42:38.0
Declination: -47:12:2
Constellation: VEL
Visual Magnitude: 8.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: Cl, pS, mC, iR, gbM, st 13…15
Sub-type: I3m
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2660
13.1" (2/18/04 - Costa Rica): this distant cluster appeared relatively faint, small, and was only partially resolved. It appeared ~2' in diameter and comparable to a faint globular cluster. A few faint stars were resolved on the west side and an unresolved brighter knot of stars resides on the south side. The cluster is wedged between a yellow/orange mag 8.4 star 2.5' S and a mag 10 star to the north. Located 16' ENE of mag 4.7 HD 74272.