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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

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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.