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NGC2860

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:24:53.2
Declination: +41:3:36
Constellation: LYN
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1884
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, gbM
Sub-type: SBa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2860

17.5" (4/5/97): fairly faint, small, elongated 4:3 ~E-W, 0.8'x0.6'.  Exhibits just a weak concentration and brightens gently to center but no noticeable core.  Located 5.9' SSW of mag 8.5 SAO 428431.