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NGC3246

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:26:41.9
Declination: +3:51:45
Constellation: SEX
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1828
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, 2 st Δ, * 6, 300°, 8'
Sub-type: SBdm

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3246

17.5" (3/25/00): faint, moderately large, oval 3:2 E-W, broad weak concentration, 1.5'x1.0'.  Forms the northern vertex of an equilateral triangle with two mag 11.5-12.5 stars 2.8' SW and 3.0' SSW of center.  Located 9' SW of mag 6.7 SAO 118299.