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NGC1888
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 5:22:34.4
Declination: -11:30:1
Constellation: LEP
Visual Magnitude: 11.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pB, pL, R, r
Sub-type: SBc/P
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1888
48" (2/18/12): very bright, large, elongated 5:1 NW-SE, 2.4'x0.5'. Contains a very bright, elongated core that appears mottled. The northwest extension is partially cut off in a north-south direction due to a dust lane near the midpoint and the northwest end has a much lower surface brightness.
48" (10/22/11): very bright, large, edge-on 5:1 NW-SE, 2.6'x0.5', large bright core. Forms a striking pair with NGC 1889, which is attached on the east side of the core.
13.1" (12/22/84): fairly faint, very elongated 3:1 NW-SE streak. Forms a contact pair with NGC 1889 just NE of the center.
8" (10/13/81): very faint, small.