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NGC3173

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:14:35.0
Declination: -27:41:36
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, 2 B st f
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3173

18" (4/10/04): fairly faint, moderately large, round.  Sharply concentrated with a moderately bright 15" core surrounded by a very faint, low surface brightness halo requiring averted vision.  The galaxy is very close preceding mag 10 SAO 178570 (1.3' from center) and 2.4' NNW of mag 10 SAO 178568!