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NGC3093

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 10:0:53.5
Declination: -2:58:17
Constellation: SEX
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: eF, vS
Sub-type: E6

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 3093 17.5" (3/16/96): faint, extremely small, round, 15" diameter with a hint of a small halo. Located in the NGC 3090 group 5.8' due east of NGC 3090 among a small group of stars. A mag 10.5 star is 2.8' NW, a mag 13 star 2' SE and a mag 12 star 2.2' WSW. NGC 3092 lies 2.9' SW.