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NGC2710

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 8:59:48.4
Declination: +55:42:21
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1790
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, S
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2710

17.5" (3/20/93): very faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE.  A mag 14 star is at the NE edge 1.0' from center.  A bright wide pair mag 10.5/11 at 37" separation lies 4' SW.