NGC 2454 NGC 2388
Gem
☀13.8mag
Ø 54'' / 30''

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Édouard Stephan discovered NGC 2411 = St XIII-32 on 7 Feb 1885. His position matches UGC 3914 = PGC 21315.

400/500mm - 17.5" (1/31/87): fairly faint, small, almost round, sharp concentration. PGC 1555546, a faint companion off the NE side, was not seen.

600/800mm - 24" (2/14/15): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 24"x18", well concentrated with a very small bright nucleus. A mag 14 star is just west of the southwest end.

Forms a close pair with PGC 1555546 just 1.0' NE. The companion was extremely faint, 12" diameter, occasionally popped in the same position, but could not hold for any interval

Notes by Steve Gottlieb