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NGC3249

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:26:22.0
Declination: -34:57:50
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, pL, R, vgvlbM
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3249

18" (4/10/04): extremely faint, moderately large, round, 1.0' diameter.  Requires averted vision and concentration to glimpse a very low surface brightness circular patch with no details.  Located 4.3' SE of a mag 10.5 star. Member of the Antlia Cluster.