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NGC3164

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:15:11.5
Declination: +56:40:20
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1831
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, vglbM
Sub-type: S?

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3164

18" (4/10/04): very faint, fairly small, elongated ~3:2 N-S, 0.7'x0.5'.  Low surface brightness with very little concentration.  Located 11' SW of mag 8.5 HD 88828.