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NGC989

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 2:33:46.0
Declination: -16:30:41
Constellation: CET
Visual Magnitude: 14.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: F, vS, R, bMN
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 989

17.5" (10/29/94): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, very small brighter core.  Located off the SE end of a string of four mag 12-13 stars oriented NW-SE and 6.0' NNE of mag 9.0 SAO 148466.