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NGC1998

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 5:33:15.7
Declination: -48:41:43
Constellation: PIC
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, R, gbM, st s, f of 2
Sub-type: S0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 1998.  See NGC 1995.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1998

14" (4/7/16 - Coonabarabran, 142x and 230x): faint, slightly elongated ~N-S, 25"x20", smooth surface brightness.  Located within a striking group of mag 9-11 stars; a mag 10 star is 3.5' NE, five mag 9.0-10.8 stars in a N-S string (6' length) is close south, including HD 274952 and 37047.  NGC 1995, a close pair of very faint stars, is 2.3' NW.