NGC 2538 NGC 2485
Cmi
☀12.3mag
Ø 84'' / 42''

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Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 2350 = St VI-6 on 18 Sep 1871 with the 31" reflector at the Marseille Observatory. His position matches UGC 3747 = PGC 20416.

400/500mm - 17.5" (1/19/91): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, bright core. Several mag 14 stars are near including one 1' SE of core. A nice double star (mag 10/10 at 20" separation) lies 10' NNE.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb