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NGC3137

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:9:7.4
Declination: -29:3:49
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 11.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, lE
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3137

18" (3/5/05): faint, large, elongated at least 5:2 N-S, 3.0'x1.2', fairly low surface brightness.  Broad, weak concentration in poor seeing.  A mag 12 star is on the west side (0.3' from the geometric center).  Located 7' SE of mag 9.4 SAO 178462.