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NGC888

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 2:17:27.1
Declination: -59:51:38
Constellation: HOR
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: eF, S, R, 2 or 3 vF st nr
Sub-type: E1/P

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 888 30" (11/4/10 - Coonabarabran, 429x): moderately bright, small, round, 30" diameter, broad concentration to center but no defined zones. A star is just off the NW edge, 25" from center. One the east side are two very faint stars. The closest is at the edge of the halo, just 16" from center while the second star is 35" NE of center. A wide pair of mag 13 stars is centered 3.5' NNE. PGC 101153 (2MASX J02162596-5956270) was picked up 9' SW.