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NGC3263

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:29:13.3
Declination: -44:7:22
Constellation: VEL
Visual Magnitude: 11.9

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, S, mE 280°, psbM
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3263

13.1" (2/18/04 - Costa Rica): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 3:1 WNW-ESE, broad weak concentration.  A faint star is at the WNW tip.  Forms an interacting pair (a faint plume extends E) with NGC 3262 2.6' SSW.  Brightest member of the Klemola 12 group.