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NGC3227
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 10:23:30.4
Declination: +19:51:55
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 10.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pB, cL, R, D neb, 159°, 138"
Sub-type: SBa
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3227
17.5" (4/25/92): fairly bright, fairly bright, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, 2.5'x1.0', prominent very small high surface brightness core, striking stellar nucleus. Just in contact with NGC 3226 at the NW tip 2.3' separation between cores. Brightest of three with NGC 3222 13' W.
13.1" (4/16/83): fairly bright, elongated, bright core, stellar nucleus. This Seyfert galaxy forms a contact system with NGC 3226 2' NNW.