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NGC2763

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:6:49.0
Declination: -15:29:57
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, bM, S * 30" n
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2763

17.5" (3/28/87): moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated, weak concentration, diffuse outer halo.  A mag 12.5 star is close off the north edge 1.2' from the center.