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NGC2740

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:6:5.0
Declination: +51:44:8
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 14.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1831
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, R
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2740

17.5" (4/5/97): very faint, small, round, 30" diameter.  A mag 14 star is 35" SE of center.  Forms a double system with NGC 2739 40" NW.