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NGC988

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:35:27.3
Declination: -9:21:18
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 11.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1880
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: Neb * 7.5 m
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 988

17.5" (11/1/86): faint, very elongated 3:1 WNW-ESE, wider on ESE edge.  Unusual appearance as mag 7.2 HD 16152 (79 Cet) is directly superimposed on the WNW side!