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NGC2880
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 9:29:34.6
Declination: +62:29:28
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 11.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1791
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: B, cS, R, mbM, am st
Sub-type: E/SB0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2880
17.5" (4/6/91): moderately bright, round, 1' diameter, strong concentration, very small bright core. A mag 11.5 star is 1.9' ENE. Nearby to the north is a string of mag 13-14 stars including a mag 13 star 2.1' N. Forms a pair with CGCG 312-012 3.2' N. The companion is very faint, extremely small, round. Two mag 14 stars are 1.7' NE and 1.2' E.
8": faint, small, bright core. Located 40' SW of a mag 4 star.