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NGC3116

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:6:45.0
Declination: +31:5:54
Constellation: LMI
Visual Magnitude: 14.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Palisa
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 12.0

Observational

Summary description: Neb * 13m
Sub-type: E0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3116

18" (1/20/07): faint, very small, round, 15" diameter, compact appearance with a well-define halo, brightens slightly to a faint stellar nucleus.  A triangle of mag 12 stars lies 5' SE (one star is 14" double with a mag 13.5 companion).  Located 10' SE of mag 8.2 HD 87512.