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NGC3215

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:28:40.8
Declination: +79:48:45
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1802
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, 3rd of 3
Sub-type: Sbc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3215.  See NGC 3210.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3215

17.5" (1/28/89): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated.  Forms a close pair with NGC 3212 1.2' NW.  Collinear with NGC 3212 and pair of mag 13.5/14.5 stars 2.2' NW.