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NGC2921

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:34:31.1
Declination: -20:55:11
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, lE, vglbM, f of 2
Sub-type: SBa/P

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2921

17.5" (3/8/97): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 2:1 ~E-W, 1.4'x0.8', broad concentration to a 15" core.  A mag 14 star is just off the NW side [53" from the center].  Forms a pair with NGC 2920 5.8' NW.  Located 33' NW of NGC 2935.