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NGC2682
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 8:51:18.0
Declination: +11:49:0
Constellation: CNC
Visual Magnitude: 6.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Koehler
Year of discovery: 1779
Discovery aperture:
Observational
Summary description: ! Cl, vB, vL, eRi, lC, st 10…15
Sub-type: II2m
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2682
17.5": at 140x about 200 stars mag 10-14 in a 15' diameter. Includes several rich subgroups including one on the south edge near three brighter mag 10 stars. The brightest star mag 7.8 SAO 98178 is just off the NE edge.
13" (12/22/84): about 100 stars mag 10-15 in 15' diameter, very rich and impressive cluster.
13" (3/24/84): beautiful at 88x with over 75 stars resolved at this magnification.