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NGC2780

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 9:12:44.3
Declination: +34:55:32
Constellation: LYN
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1790
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: vF, S, R, S D * p
Sub-type: SB/P

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2780 17.5" (3/28/92): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated 4:3 ~E-W, even surface brightness. A mag 12/13.5 double star at 15" separation in PA 90¡ is 1.8' WNW. Appears slightly larger than NGC 2778 7.3' NNW but has an lower surface brightness. This galaxy is the second brightest of three with NGC 2778 and NGC 2779.