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NGC881

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:18:45.3
Declination: -6:38:22
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, pS, E, bM, 2 or 3 st nr
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 881

17.5" (12/4/93): fairly faint, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, 1.4'x1.0', broadly brighter middle but no distinct core.  A mag 12 star is 1.4' NNE.  Located 5.3' ESE of mag 8 SAO 129814.  NGC 883 lies 11' SSE.