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NGC2858

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:22:54.9
Declination: +3:9:27
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, mbM
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2858

17.5" (3/25/95): faint, small, slightly elongated NW-SE, 0.5' diameter.  Sharp concentration with a fairly bright stellar nucleus surrounded by a small faint halo.