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NGC2881

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:25:54.7
Declination: -11:59:44
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, pS, 2 st 4' f
Sub-type: S

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 2881 is an interacting pair of spirals seen as just a single object by
Lewis Swift and, later, Herbert Howe.  Swift's position is pretty good, coming
from one of his earlier discoveries at Warner Observatory in Rochester.  Also
accurate is his comment about the "coarse double star" 17 seconds following.
Howe makes it south-following, but Swift is more nearly correct.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 2881

17.5" (4/4/92): very faint, small, round, very low even surface brightness.  A mag 14.5 star is at the northeast edge 0.7' from center.  An easy mag 10/11 double star at 26" separation lies 4.5' ESE.  This is a double system (not resolved).