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NGC3131

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:8:36.2
Declination: +18:13:52
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, pS, pmE, gbM
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3131

17.5" (3/29/97): fairly faint, moderately large, very elongated 7:2 SW-NE, 2.0'x0.6', broad concentration.  The major axis is bracketed by two mag 13.5 stars 1.7' SSE and 3.1' N.