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NGC3258
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 10:28:53.4
Declination: -35:36:18
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 11.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: cF, S, R, pslbM, 2nd of 4
Sub-type: E1
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3258
18" (3/17/07): fairly bright, moderately large, slightly elongated, ~1.7'x1.5', sharply concentrated with a very bright core which increases to the center, very faint outer halo. A mag 13 star is at the NW side of the halo (50" from center). Brightest in trio with NGC 3260 2.6' ENE and NGC 3257 3.4' SSW
17.5" (3/28/87): fairly faint, small, round, bright core. A pair of stars are near north. Forms a pair with NGC 3260 2.6' E in the Antlia Cluster (NGC 3257-3281).