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NGC2804
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 9:16:49.9
Declination: +20:11:54
Constellation: CNC
Visual Magnitude: 12.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1827
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: vF, S, R
Sub-type: S0
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 2804 probably also = IC 2455, which see. The NGC identification is not in
doubt.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2804
18" (3/4/08): moderately bright and large, elongated 4:3 WSW-ENE, 1.2'x0.9', weak concentration with a very small brighter core. This galaxy and NGC 2809 are the brightest in a group of 6 NGC galaxies and several fainter members (AWM 1).
18" (2/9/08): fairly faint to moderately bright, moderately large, oval 4:3 WSW-ENE, bright core, very faint ill-defined halo, 1.2'x0.9'. Brightest in a poor group along with NGC 2804 located 8.7' SE. The additional NGC members are NGC 2790, 2801, 2807, 2809, 2812 and 2813.
17.5" (3/12/94): moderately bright, fairly small, round, halo is weakly concentrated, very small bright core, stellar nucleus. Located between two mag 13 stars 1.6' N and 2.4' S. Brightest in a group with NGC 2809 8.6' SSE.