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NGC3086

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:0:10.9
Declination: -2:58:33
Constellation: SEX
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, iR
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3086

17.5" (3/16/96): very faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, low even surface brightness.  Located 4.8' WSW of NGC 3090 at the west side of the NGC 3090 group.

17.5" (4/4/92): extremely faint, small, round, averted only.  Located 5' WSW of NGC 3090 in a group.