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NGC3257

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:28:47.0
Declination: -35:39:29
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, psbM, 1st of 4
Sub-type: E/SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3257

18" (3/17/07): faint, fairly small, round, 0.4' diameter, weak concentration with no definite core.  Faintest of trio with NGC 3258 3.4' NNE and NGC 3260 5.4' NE in the Antlia Cluster.