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NGC3051

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:53:58.4
Declination: -27:17:10
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 11.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, R, gbM, nf of 2
Sub-type: E/SB0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3051 may also be NGC 3046, which see.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3051

17.5" (3/25/00): fairly faint, moderately large, round, 1.2' diameter.  Broadly concentrated halo containing a very small bright core.  Located 14' ENE of mag 6.4 SAO 178130.  NGC 3037 lies 38' NW.