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NGC3259

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:32:34.5
Declination: +65:2:28
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 12.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1791
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, gbM
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3259

17.5" (4/6/91): fairly faint, oval elongated SSW-NNE, broad moderate concentration.  Located 10' WNW of mag 8.4 SAO 15220.  NGC 3266 lies 20' SSE.