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NGC2779

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:12:28.3
Declination: +35:3:14
Constellation: LYN
Visual Magnitude: 15.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stoney J.
Year of discovery: 1850
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, 92" nf h 566
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2779

17.5" (3/28/92): extremely faint, very small, round, can almost hold steadily with averted.  Forms a close pair with NGC 2778 1.7' SSW.  Faintest of three including NGC 2780. A wide evenly matched mag 10 pair at 38" separation is just 3.5' NE.