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NGC3163
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 10:14:7.1
Declination: +38:39:10
Constellation: LMI
Visual Magnitude: 13.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: F, S, R, gbM
Sub-type: E-S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3163
18" (2/19/09): fairly faint, small, round, 25" diameter, very small bright core. Third of three in a 2.8' string with NGC 3163 1.5' W and NGC 3159 2.8' W. Also MCG +07-21-019 is close NW of the string. Located 7.4' SE of NGC 3158 in a rich group.
17.5" (3/23/85): fairly faint, small, round, bright core. Brightest and third of three with NGC 3161 1.5' W and NGC 3159 2.7' W.
13.1" (2/25/84): faint, small, round. Third of three in a string and the second brightest in a group.