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NGC2891

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:26:56.6
Declination: -24:46:58
Constellation: PYX
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, bM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2891

17.5" (3/7/92): fairly faint, small, round, sharp concentration with very small prominent core, stellar nucleus.  Located in rich Milky Way field close to the Antlia and Hydra border.