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NGC2803

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:16:43.8
Declination: +18:57:16
Constellation: CNC
Visual Magnitude: 14.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, r, sf of 2
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2803

17.5" (1/28/89): very faint, small, round, weak concentration.  Slightly larger than NGC 2802 which forms a double system just 30" WNW.