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NGC2873

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:25:48.5
Declination: +11:27:17
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 15.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Mitchell
Year of discovery: 1857
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, n of E neb
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2873

48" (2/21/12): fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated 5:2 or 3:1 NW-SE, 0.6'x0.2', very small slightly brighter nucleus.  Faintest member of a striking trio with NGC 2874 and NGC 2872 (Arp 307) to the south and SW, respectively.
  
17.5" (2/20/88): extremely faint, very small, round.  Faintest in a tight trio situated 2.0' NE of NGC 2872 and 1.8' N of NGC 2874.