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NGC2820
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 9:21:46.0
Declination: +64:15:31
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 12.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1791
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: F, S, E, 2nd of 2
Sub-type: SBc/P
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2820
24" (2/22/14): fairly bright, very large, very thin edge-on 7:1 WSW-ENE, ~2.8'x0.4', very weak concentration, mottled appearance though the surface brightness is not high. ÊNGC 2820A dangles just south of the west-southwest edge. It appeared faint, small, oval 3:2 SSW-NNE, 18"x12", occasional stellar nucleus. NGC 2814, a smaller edge-on, lies 3.7' W.
17.5" (4/6/91): fairly faint, very thin edge-on 6:1 SW-NE with tapered ends, fairly low surface brightness, no noticeable core. ÊForms a contact pair with NGC 2820A 20" off the southwest tip. ÊThe companion is very faint, very small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, very small brighter core. ÊNGC 2820 is in a group with NGC 2814 4' W and NGC 2805 13' SW.