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NGC3074

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 9:59:41.2
Declination: +35:23:36
Constellation: LMI
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, pL, iR, vgvlbM
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3074

17.5" (4/18/98): faint, moderately large, round.  Appears as a diffuse, low surface brightness glow, ~1.5' diameter with only a weak concentration to a slightly brighter core.  A mag 14.5 star lies 1.9' NE of center.