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NGC2883
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 9:25:18.4
Declination: -34:6:8
Constellation: PYX
Visual Magnitude: 14.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: vF, S, vglbM, rrr, st 15
Sub-type: IBm
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 2883. There is no puzzle about the identification, or about the fact that
JH got it wrong when he called it "A vF, S,[sic] cluster, class VI; vglbM;
resolved so as to see the stars which are 15 m ..." On the other hand, he
continued, "... almost to be called a vF, large nebula" -- this is more nearly
correct for this peculiar galaxy.
Just what the object actually is, however, is a bit uncertain, at least just
looking at the image on the DSS. While I called it an "Im pec" in SGC, I
wonder now if it isn't an interacting system. There could be as many as three
separate galaxies here, so I give positions for all of them.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2883
18" (3/11/07): faint, moderately large, elongated at least 2:1 ~N-S, 1.1'x0.5'. Unusual appearance as the galaxy has an irregular, mottled appearance and perhaps three faint stars are superimposed (with several others nearby).