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NGC1889
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 5:22:35.3
Declination: -11:29:49
Constellation: LEP
Visual Magnitude: 13.1
Historic Information
Discoverer: Stoney B.
Year of discovery: 1851
Discovery aperture: 72.0
Observational
Summary description: Makes a close D neb with h 352
Sub-type: E3
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1889
48" (2/18/12): very bright, small, round, very high surface brightness core, stellar nucleus, 0.4' diameter. Forms a contact pair at the east edge of the core of NGC 1888
48" (10/22/11): very bright, small, round, 25" diameter, very high surface brightness. Attached on the east side of the core of NGC 1888.
13.1" (12/22/84): faint, extremely small, round. Forms a contact pair with much brighter NGC 1888. Located just east of the north end of NGC 1888.