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NGC2781

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:11:27.5
Declination: -14:49:2
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 11.6

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: B, S, vlE, psmbM
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2781

17.5" (2/8/97): fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1 E-W, 2.5'x1.4', sharp concentration with a prominent 40"x20" core. A mag 13 star lies 2' N.  Located 8' NNE of mag 8.7 SAO 154982. 

8": very faint, small, 1.0' diameter, weak concentration.  Located within a group of stars.