NGC 2464

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Asterism
NGC 2464
NGC 2464 DSS.jpg
Constellation lynx
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 07h 57m 32.7s
declination + 56 ° 41 ′ 26 ″
Further data
Number of stars

3

history
discovery

Bindon Blood Stoney

Date of discovery

February 20, 1851

Catalog names
NGC  2464 • GC 1584
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In the NGC catalog, NGC 2464 refers to three apparently close together stars in the constellation Lynx . The catalog entry goes back to an observation by the astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney on February 20, 1851.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. Seligman