Astronomy:NGC 1995

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Short description: Double star in the constellation Pictor
NGC 1995
NGC 1995 DSS.jpg
NGC 1995, slightly bottom-left of it is NGC 1998
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationPictor
Right ascension 05h 33m 15.7s[1]
Declination−48° 41′ 44″[1]
Characteristics
Size0.78 by 0.42 [1]
Other designations
2MASS J05330310-4840295, PGC 3325910[2] GC 1198, h 2879[3]

NGC 1995 (also known as PGC 3325910) is a double star located in the Pictor constellation. It was discovered by John Herschel on December 28, 1834.[4][5] Its size is 0.78 arc minutes.[1] In some sources, such as VizieR, NGC 1995 is misidentified as the nearby lenticular galaxy NGC 1998.[6]

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