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NGC2877

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:25:47.1
Declination: +2:13:43
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 14.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, vlE
Sub-type: P

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2877

17.5" (3/8/97): faint, small, round, 25" diameter, very weak concentration.  Located 6' following a group of four mag 13 stars in a small "kite" asterism.  Forms a pair with NGC 2878 8.5' S.