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NGC3127

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:6:24.7
Declination: -16:7:34
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, pL, mE 45°
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3127

18" (4/10/04): very faint, very small, very elongated 3:1 SW-NE, 24"x8", weak concentration.  The extensions appear to fade at the tips. Situated near the midpoint of a mag 10 star 1.6' SE and a mag 12.5 star 1.1' NW.  Forms a pair with brighter NGC 3128 5.6' W.