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NGC3087
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 9:59:8.6
Declination: -34:13:32
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 10.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: pB, S, R, pmbM, bet 2 st
Sub-type: E0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3087
17.5" (3/28/87): moderately bright, very small, small bright core, fainter halo. Bracketed by two mag 12/13 stars.