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NGC3169

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:14:14.7
Declination: +3:28:1
Constellation: SEX
Visual Magnitude: 10.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1783
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: B, pL, vlE, pgmbM, * 11, 78°, 80", 3rd of 3
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3169

17.5" (3/23/85): bright, slightly elongated SW-NE, moderate concentration, pretty faint stellar nucleus.  A mag 11 star is just off the east side, 1.6' from the center.  Third of three with NGC 3166 7.8' WSW and NGC 3165 12' SW. 

13" (4/16/83): bright, bright core.