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NGC2720

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 8:59:8.0
Declination: +11:8:59
Constellation: CNC
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information


Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational


Summary description: F, S, R, bM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2720 17.5" (3/29/89): faint, very small, slightly elongated ~NW-SE, very small bright core.