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NGC3156
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 10:12:41.1
Declination: +3:7:47
Constellation: SEX
Visual Magnitude: 12.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: F, cS, R, psbM, * 9ยท10 sf 2'
Sub-type: S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3156
17.5" (3/23/85): moderately bright, small, small bright core. A triangle of bright stars follows; mag 9.0 SAO 118165 2.4' SE, mag 8.3 SAO 118168 5' ENE and mag 7.6 SAO 118169 9' SE.
13" (4/16/83): faint, small, elongated.