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| Catalogue and alternative designations | NGC
288
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| Type | Globular Cluster |
| Position | 00 52.8, -26 35 |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Camera and Telescope | STXL6303 and 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien telescope |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | LRGB =50:50:50:50 with Astrodon filters |
| Description | This magnitude 8 globular cluster is only 1.8 degrees south- east of the well known galaxy NGC253. It is one of the looser structured globulars having an angular size of 13.8 arcminutes and a concentration class of 10 |