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NGC3072

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 9:57:23.9
Declination: -19:21:17
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: vF, pS, lE, glbm
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 3072 17.5" (3/16/96): faint, very elongated WSW-ENE, 1.2'x0.4', very small brighter core.