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NGC3139

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:10:5.1
Declination: -11:46:40
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, R, 2nd of 2
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3139

18" (4/10/04): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2, 0.8'x0.5'.  Broad concentration to a small, round 15" core and an occasional faint, stellar nucleus with direct vision.

17.5" (2/22/03): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated ~4:3 WSW-ENE, 0.7'x0.5', broadly concentrated.  Located 10' NE of mag 7.4 SAO 155773.