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NGC2853
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 9:23:17.4
Declination: +40:12:1
Constellation: LYN
Visual Magnitude: 13.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, S, vgbM, 2nd of 2
Sub-type: SB0-a
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2853
13.1" (1/18/85: faint, elongated ~N-S, fairly small. Forms a close pair with NGC 2852 2' SSW.