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NGC2784

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:12:19.4
Declination: -24:10:21
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 10.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: B, L, mE 64°, gmbM
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2784

17.5" (2/28/87): very bright, moderately large, very bright core with much fainter extensions, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, possibly a sharper edge along the north side.  A mag 10.5 star is 3.7' E of center.