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NGC887

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:19:32.6
Declination: -16:4:9
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, S, iR, pgbM
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 887

17.5" (12/4/93): faint, fairly small, round.  Unusual appearance as a mag 14 star is embedded in the NE end.  Located between a mag 11 star 3.5' SE and a mag 12 star 3.9' NW.