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NGC2718

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 8:58:50.3
Declination: +6:17:38
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 11.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, pL, E, am 3 st
Sub-type: SBab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2718

17.5" (3/29/89): fairly faint, moderately large, oval NW-SE, bright core, stellar nucleus.  Surrounded by three mag 14.5 stars 1.6' ENE, 1.4' N and 1.9' W of center.