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NGC2890

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 9:26:29.8
Declination: -14:31:44
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 14.5

Historic Information


Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational


Summary description: eF, S, R, bMN
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2890 17.5" (3/7/92): faint, very small, round, 15" diameter. Overpowered by mag 7.8 SAO 155191 which lies 3.9' NE!