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NGC2859

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:24:18.6
Declination: +34:30:48
Constellation: LMI
Visual Magnitude: 10.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vB, pL, R, smbM
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2859

13.1" (1/28/84): moderately bright, moderately large, strong concentration to a bright core, elongated 4:3 ~N-S, fainter halo.  Located 40' ENE of Alpha Lyncis (V = 3.1).

8" (12/6/80): faint, fairly small, round, bright core.