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NGC2815

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 9:16:19.5
Declination: -23:38:2
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 11.9

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: F, S, lE, gbM
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2815 17.5" (2/28/87): fairly faint, fairly large, broadly concentrated halo, faint extensions SSW-NNE, fairly low surface brightness.