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NGC2170
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 6:9:30.9
Declination: -6:19:35
Constellation: MON
Visual Magnitude:
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: * 9 in vF, pL neb, E 170°
Sub-type: RN
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 2170. See NGC 2167.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2170
18" (1/13/07): fairly bright, moderately large reflection nebula surrounding a mag 9.5 star, ~2.5' diameter. There are two stars bracketing the nebula at the north and south ends with the brighter southern star of 10th magnitude.
Reflection nebula vdB 69 lies 8.5' ENE and surrounds a mag 9.5-10 star. It appeared moderately bright, ~4'x2', extends mostly SE of the star. vdB 68 lies 13' NE and surrounds mag 9.6 HD 42004. It appeared moderately bright, large, encompassing two mag 11 stars 1.5' NE and 3' NE. The shape appears irregular and ~5' in size.
13.1" (1/28/84): fairly bright nebulosity surrounds mag 9.5 SAO 132861. Also a star 8' ENE is slightly nebulous (vdB 69). This is the brightest and westermost in a group of reflection nebulae.