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NGC2894

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:29:30.2
Declination: +7:43:6
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, E, er, 2 or 3 st inv
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2894

17.5" (4/13/91): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 SSW-NNE, prominent core with faint extensions.  Unusual appearance as a mag 13.5 star is at the east end and a mag 14.5 star (Holmberg 133b) at the west end.  Located 3.0' NNE of mag 8.6 SAO 117726.