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NGC2990

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 9:46:17.3
Declination: +5:42:32
Constellation: SEX
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: F, pS, lE 90°
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2990 17.5" (1/31/87): fairly faint, oval 3:2 ~E-W, 1.0'x0.7', weak concentration to a brighter core.