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NGC3146

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:11:9.8
Declination: -20:52:15
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, gbM
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3146

18" (4/10/04): moderately bright, fairy small, round, 0.8' diameter, increases to a 15" bright core and a quasi-stellar nucleus.  The edge of the halo is well-defined.  Located 3.9' S of mag 8.9 SAO 178507.