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NGC3264

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:32:19.9
Declination: +56:5:2
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1831
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, bet 2 S st
Sub-type: SBm

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3264

17.5" (4/9/94): faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 N-S, 1.6'x1.0'.  Appears as a diffuse glow with no concentration.  Bracketed by a mag 13.5 star at the SW end 0.8' from the center and a mag 13 star just off the ENE side 1.0' from center.  A brighter mag 11 star lies 3.8' N.  Located 16' ENE of 36 Ursa Majoris (V = 4.8).