NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort
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NGC2866
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 9:22:6.5
Declination: -51:6:8
Constellation: VEL
Visual Magnitude:
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: Cl, lC
Sub-type: II2p
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 2866 is a cluster found by JH. He described it simply as a "Cluster class
VIII. Place of a small compact knot of sts." The knot of stars is obvious,
and the position that I've adopted from ESO is for that knot.
The larger, scattered "cluster" around the central knot is not so obvious.
The dimensions I list are an approximation of the size. It could well be that
the knot is the only real cluster here, while the other stars are simpley
field stars. Astrometric and photometric surveys might resolve the issue.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2866
14" (4/3/16 - Coonabarabran, 142x and 184x): the central region (Pismis 13) contains a dozen stars mag 12-15 over a glowing 1.5' circular patch. Includes a close double at the east side. The brightest mag 12 star (also a double) is at the north end of the cluster. The surrounding field is rich and includes several mag 10 stars. Specifically, a bright scattered 10' field centered 10' SSW stands out at low power.