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NGC3179

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:17:57.2
Declination: +41:6:53
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stoney B.
Year of discovery: 1851
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: S, R, bMN, in line with 2 st
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3179

17.5" (4/9/94): fairly faint, very small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.3', very small bright core appears mottled.  Almost collinear with two mag 13.5 stars 1.0' SW and 1.9' SW.  NGC 3184 lies 19' NNE.