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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
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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.