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NGC2743

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:4:54.0
Declination: +25:0:15
Constellation: CNC
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, vlbM
Sub-type: Sd

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2743

17.5" (3/12/94): fairly faint, moderately large, slightly elongated WNW-ESE, 1.0'x0.8', low surface brightness halo, sharp concentration with prominent 15" core and stellar nucleus.  Forms the east vertex of an isosceles triangle with a mag 10.5 star 4.1' NW, a mag 12 star 4.1' WSW and mag 9.0 SAO 80621 9' E.