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NGC3224

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:21:41.1
Declination: -34:41:46
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 11.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, R, vgmbM
Sub-type: E2

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3224

18" (4/10/04): fairly faint, failry small, slightly elongated, 0.8'x0.7'. Well-concentrated with a small, bright core.  Outlying member of the Antlia Cluster.  Found by starhopping from brighter NGC 3324 located 26' N.