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NGC894
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 2:21:34.5
Declination: -5:30:35
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude:
Historic Information
Discoverer: Mitchell
Year of discovery: 1856
Discovery aperture: 72.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, E, bM, D neb, connected
Sub-type: GxyP
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 894 is the northwestern arm of NGC 895. Lord Rosse and his observer at
first thought that this was a double nebula. But their description makes
clear that, after some study, they regarded the two as parts of the same
extended system. This, of course, is just what they are.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 894
See observing notes for NGC 895. NGC 894 is the NW spiral arm.