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NGC3001

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 9:46:18.5
Declination: -30:26:13
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 11.9

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational


Summary description: F, S, R, * 12 att 320°
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 3001 13.1" (1/18/85): fairly faint, small, elongated WSW-ENE, weak concentration, diffuse. An 11th magnitude star at the NW edge interferes with viewing.