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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

===== 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.