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NGC2398
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 7:30:16.2
Declination: +24:29:17
Constellation: GEM
Visual Magnitude: 13.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 31.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, eS, bM, r ?
Sub-type: S?
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 2398, found by Stephan, is the brightest of three galaxies. Javelle saw
one of the other two, but his note is not clear on which one. Since he gave
no other details, the second object does not have an IC number.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2398
24" (2/14/15): faint to fairly faint, small, very slightly elongated, 20"x16", nearly even surface brightness. A mag 15 star is off the northwest edge [23" from center].
Forms a very close pair with CGCG 117-046 off the west-northwest side [40" between centers]. At 375x, the companion appeared extremely faint and small, round, 8" diameter (core only), visible ~1/3 of time with concentration. IC 2191 lies 10' S and is fairly faint, small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, 20"x15", contains a very small brighter nucleus.
17.5" (2/8/91): faint, small, elongated 3:2 WNW-ESE, broad concentration, stellar nucleus.