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NGC2879

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 9:25:22.6
Declination: -11:39:8
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information


Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS, R, lbM
Sub-type: *4

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 2879 is an asterism of four stars. D'Arrest saw it on three different nights, and on all three nights he mentioned the 15th magnitude star 11 time- seconds west. On one night, he also mentions the 9th magnitude star 17 time- seconds east and 3 3/4 arcmin north. These stars are just where he says they are, so the identification of the asterism is secure.