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NGC2715

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:8:5.9
Declination: +78:5:9
Constellation: CAM
Visual Magnitude: 11.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Borrelly
Year of discovery: 1871
Discovery aperture: 7.2

Observational

Summary description: pB, L, E
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2715

17.5" (2/1/92): moderately bright, fairly large, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 4'x2', broad weak concentration, fairly low but irregular surface brightness.  The major axis is collinear with a mag 11 star 4.0' SSW of center.