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NGC2850

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 9:20:56.9
Declination: -4:56:22
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information


Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1882
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS, R, mbM
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2850 17.5" (2/1/03): faint, small, slightly elongated, 20" diameter, nearly even surface brightness with a well-defined halo.