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NGC3253

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:28:27.3
Declination: +12:42:14
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, R
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3253

17.5" (3/25/00): very faint, fairly small, round, 45" diameter, low surface brightness, very weak concentration.  Located 3' S of a mag 10.8 star.