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NGC3117

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:6:10.4
Declination: +2:54:48
Constellation: SEX
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1877
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, S * inv
Sub-type: E0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3117

17.5" (3/25/95): faint, small, round, 30" diameter, weak concentration to a very small brighter core.  A pretty mag 9.5/11 double star at 18" separation lies 8' NNW.  Located 6' NW of mag 8.8 SAO 118106.