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NGC1882

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:15:33.4
Declination: -66:7:47
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, R, vgvlbM, r
Sub-type: OCL

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 1882 is probably NOT also NGC 1884, which see for more.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1882

24" (11/18/12 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly bright, fairly large, roundish, 1.2' diameter, small brighter core.  A mag 14 star is resolved at the west edge of the core.  A mag 10 star lies 5.5' E.  NGC 1887 lies 12' SSE and NGC 1867 is 15' SW.