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NGC890

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:22:1.0
Declination: +33:15:59
Constellation: TRI
Visual Magnitude: 11.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: B, S, R, bM, 3 F st sp
Sub-type: E/SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 890

17.5" (10/29/94): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 2.0'x1.0'.  Sharply concentrated with a prominent core containing a stellar nucleus.  Using averted vision the faint extensions increase to 2' length.  A group of stars is off the west side.

8" (11/8/80): faint, small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, wide double star mag 12/13 lies 3' W.