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NGC2865

Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 9:23:30.2
Declination: -23:9:41
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 11.7
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: B, S, R, gbM
Sub-type: E3
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2865
17.5" (2/28/87): moderately bright, small, very bright core, stellar nucleus, slightly elongated halo.