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NGC2503

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 8:0:36.8
Declination: +22:24:0
Constellation: CNC
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, glbM
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2503

17.5" (3/12/94): very faint, small, round, 0.8' diameter, low surface brightness, very weak concentration.  A mag 14.5 star is at the NW edge and a mag 11 star lies 2.0' SE of center.  Located on the Cancer/Gemini border.

17.5" (2/20/88): very faint, very small, round, diffuse, weak concentration.  A mag 15 star is just off the NW edge and a mag 11 star is 2.0' SE.