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NGC2857

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:24:37.7
Declination: +49:21:26
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Mitchell
Year of discovery: 1856
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, pL, 4 st p
Sub-type: Sc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 2857.  See CGCG 238-051 in the "notngc" files.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2857

17.5" (3/12/94): very faint, round, very diffuse, 2.0' diameter.  This face-on spiral appears as a low surface brightness glow with no concentration.  The appearance is unusual, though, as four stars cradle the galaxy on the west side including a mag 13 star 1.6' NW, a mag 12 star 1.8' W and two mag 14 stars close SW.  In the same field with NGC 2856 7.3' SSW and NGC 2854 10.8' SSW (Arp 285).  CGCG 238-051 lies 3.9' ENE, but was not recorded.