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NGC2863

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 9:23:36.5
Declination: -10:25:59
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: cF, S, E, bet 2 st 12, 16
Sub-type: Sm

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 2863 = NGC 2869, which see.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2863 17.5" (3/7/92): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 N-S (appears roundish on the POSS). A mag 12 star is at the NW tip and a very faint mag 15 star is just beyond the south edge. Contains an offset very small brighter core or a bright knot is on the north side just south of the mag 12 star. Forms a close pair with difficult NGC 2868 2.3' W.