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NGC2871

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:25:39.4
Declination: +11:26:38
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information

Discoverer: Parsons L.
Year of discovery: 1874
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, h 597 sf 1'
Sub-type: *

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 2871 is a star just north-preceding NGC 2872.  Lord Rosse has two detailed
observations of the N2872/4 group, one of which includes micrometrically 
measured offsets which point exactly at the star.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2871

48" (2/21/12): mag 15.9 star situated 1.1' NW of NGC 2872.