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NGC89

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 0:21:24.3
Declination: -48:39:55
Constellation: PHE
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, gbM, 3rd of 4
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 89

30" (11/4/10 - Coonabarabran, 429x): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 1.0'x0.5', very small slightly brighter core, faint stellar nucleus.  Has a slightly higher surface brightness than NGC 92.  Furthest southern member of the compact Phoenix Quartet (Rose 34) with NGC 87, 88, and 92.  NGC 88 lies 1.5' N and a faint star is 43" N (at the midpoint to NGC 88). 