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NGC2661

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 8:45:59.5
Declination: +12:37:11
Constellation: CNC
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: eF, cL, R, lbM
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2661

17.5" (3/29/89): fairly faint, small, round, weak concentration.  A mag 11 star 1.0' W of center and 30" of the edge of the halo detracts from viewing.