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NGC3255

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:26:31.3
Declination: -60:40:42
Constellation: CAR
Visual Magnitude: 11.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: Cl, pS, vC, st 15
Sub-type: I3m

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3255

14" (4/4/16 - Coonabarabran, 142x and 184x): small, glowing spot only 1' diameter at 142x.  A half-dozen stars are resolved over haze at 184x. A mag 12.5-13 star is at the southeast edge and a mag 13.5 star is on the south side of the main clump.  Most of the others are mag 14-14.5.