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NGC3269

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:29:57.0
Declination: -35:13:26
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 12.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, bM, 3rd of 4
Sub-type: SB0-a

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3269.  See NGC 3271.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3269

17.5" (3/28/87): fairly faint, moderately large, slightly elongated N-S.  Bracketed by a mag 13.5 star at the SE end 0.7' from center and a mag 14.5 star at the NW end 0.5' from center.  Located 6' N of NGC 3268.  A mag 10.5 star is 2.5' NNW.  Third of five in the Antlia Cluster (NGC 3257-3281).