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NGC3121

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:6:51.8
Declination: +14:22:26
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Lassell
Year of discovery: 1848
Discovery aperture: 24.0

Observational

Summary description: pF, pL, glbM, * 9.5 np (Auw 26)
Sub-type: E2

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3121.  See NGC 3119.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3121

17.5" (1/23/88): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE.  A mag 13.5 star is 3.6' W and a mag 10 star 5.5' NW.  Forms a pair with NGC 3119 4' SSW.