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NGC2388

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 7:28:53.5
Declination: +33:49:8
Constellation: GEM
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1793
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, bM
Sub-type: S

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 2388.  See NGC 2386 and NGC 2390.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2388

18" (1/13/07): fairly faint, small, elongated 3:2 WSW-ENE, 0.6'x0.4', small brighter core.  A mag 13.5 star lies 1' NE of center.  Located 3.4' SW of NGC 2389 with NGC 2385 5.4' WNW.

13.1" (2/23/85): fifth of seven in the NGC 2389 group.  Faint, small, slightly elongated SW-NE.  NGC 2389 lies 3.4' NE.