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NGC2889

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:27:12.5
Declination: -11:38:36
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, pS, vlE, vglbM, r
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2889

13.1" (4/10/86): fairly small, slightly elongated ~N-S, diffuse halo, irregular bright core.  A mag 11.5 star is off the south edge 1.4' from the center.  NGC 2884 lies 13' WNW and NGC 2881 is 28' SW.