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NGC3268

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:30:0.3
Declination: -35:19:32
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 11.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, 2nd of 4
Sub-type: E2

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3268.  See NGC 3271.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3268

17.5" (3/28/87): fairly faint, fairly small, round, brighter core.  Fourth of five in the field within the Antlia Cluster (NGC 3257-3281) with NGC 3267 2' W, NGC 3269 6.0' N, NGC 3271 5.7' ESE.