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NGC3105

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:0:39.5
Declination: -54:47:15
Constellation: VEL
Visual Magnitude: 9.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: Cl, C, lE, st 13…16
Sub-type: I3p

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3105

24" (4/11/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly bright compact cluster of just 2.5' diameter with 15 stars resolved at 200x.  Using 350x the total increases to ~20 stars in a 2.5' region.  A close unequal double is close west of center.  A 25" pair of mag 11.5 stars lies 3' NE.  Located 3' NW of a mag 9.6 star.  Located 36' ESE of mag 3.5 Phi Velorum.