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NGC3089
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 9:59:36.6
Declination: -28:19:52
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 12.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: pF, pS, R, vS st inv
Sub-type: SBb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3089
17.5" (2/28/87): fairly faint, small, round, diffuse. Unusual appearance as four or five faint stars involved, most near the east end. Located 2.2' W of mag 7.9 SAO 178285.