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NGC3238

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:26:42.9
Declination: +57:13:34
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1793
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, pslbM
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3238

17.5" (4/9/94): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated N-S, even concentration with brighter core and faint stellar nucleus.  Forms a pair with MCG +10-15-079 5.4' NW.  NGC 3220 lies 27' SW.