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NGC1989

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:34:23.4
Declination: -30:48:2
Constellation: COL
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, lbM, st nr
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1989

17.5" (12/3/88): faint, very small, slightly elongated, broad concentration.  Situated at the vertex of two converging rows stars including mag 9.6 SAO 19574 3' NNE and mag 9.4 SAO 195974 5.5' NNE.  Forms a pair with NGC 1992 6' SSE and brightest in cluster ACO S536.