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NGC3245
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 10:27:18.2
Declination: +28:30:28
Constellation: LMI
Visual Magnitude: 10.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vB, pL, E 0°, smbMEN
Sub-type: S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3245
17.5" (3/29/97): bright, fairly large, elongated ~3:2 N-S, 2.2'x1.3'. Unusually bright 30" core, increases to a very small but nonstellar nucleus. The faint edge-on NGC 3345A = UGC 5662 lies 8.8' NNW.
NGC 3345A appeared extremely faint, thin edge-on 7:1 NNW-SSE, ~2.0'x0.3'. Requires averted vision and concentration to glimpse, no noticeable concentration. Surprisingly low surface brightness and might not have been noticed unless aware of position. The major axis points just north of a mag 11.5 star 2.1' NW of center. Also a mag 12 star is 2.4' N.