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NGC2288
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 6:50:51.9
Declination: +33:27:45
Constellation: GEM
Visual Magnitude: 14.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Stoney J.
Year of discovery: 1849
Discovery aperture: 72.0
Observational
Summary description: cF, S, R, (β of Lord R's diag)
Sub-type: E5
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2288
18" (3/4/08): very faint, extremely small, round, no more than 10" diameter. Located just 1' SSW of NGC 2289 and faintest of 5 in the group.
18" (10/21/06): faint, extremely small, elongated 5:3 E-W, 20"x12". In a close trio with NGC 2289 1' NNE and NGC 2288 2' SE.
17.5" (12/19/87): very faint, extremely small, elongated WNW-ESE. First of five in a group and forms a close trio with NGC 2289 1.1' NNE and NGC 2290 1.8' SSE.