NGC 893 IC 1609
Phe
☀12.7mag
Ø 96'' / 78''

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John Herschel discovered NGC 98 = h2320 on 6 Sep 1834 and recorded as "very faint; round; brighter in the middle; resolvable." His position (single observation) matches ESO 242-005 = PGC 1463.

600/800mm - 30" (10/13/15 - OzSky): at 303x; fairly bright, moderately large, round, 1.0' diameter, sharply concentrated with a bright core and very small bright nucleus.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb