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NGC2888
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 9:26:19.6
Declination: -28:2:10
Constellation: PYX
Visual Magnitude: 12.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: cF, S, R, gmbM
Sub-type: E3
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 2888 is a fairly bright galaxy just where JH found it during his time at
the Cape of Good Hope. The Galactic latitude is fairly low (16 degrees), so
it should come as no surprise to find a streamer of Galactic diffuse
nebulosity superposed on the galaxy. Yet on the DSS images, the juxtaposition
is striking. The background is rich in faint galaxies which simply adds to
the interest of the field.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2888
17.5" (2/28/87): faint, small, slightly elongated NNW-SSE, brighter core.