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NGC2698

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 8:55:36.4
Declination: -3:11:3
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, R, * 9 np 4'
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2698

17.5" (2/13/88): moderately bright, small, oval ~E-W, bright core, stellar nucleus.  Located 4.0' SE of mag 7.1 SAO 136405.  Forms a pair with NGC 2699 4.7' NE.  Brightest in a group with NGC 2695.