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NGC3066

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 10:2:10.0
Declination: +72:7:32
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS, vglbM
Sub-type: SBb/P

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 3066. See NGC 3063.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 3066 17.5" (4/4/92): moderately bright, fairly small, round, gradual moderate concentration but no sharp core. Only slightly fainter than NGC 3065 3' NNW but has a smoother surface brightness.