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NGC2958

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:40:41.6
Declination: +11:53:19
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1877
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, R, vlbM
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2958

17.5" (4/13/96): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE.  Broad and weak concentration with a fairly low surface brightness.  A mag 12.5 star lies 4' WSW.  "Frosty Leo" nebula lies 13' NW.  Observation made through thin clouds.

17.5" (3/25/95): fairly faint, fairly small, 40" diameter, round, very weak concentration.  A mag 12 star lies 4.3' WSW.