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NGC3273

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:30:29.0
Declination: -35:36:40
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, pslbM, 4th of 4
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3273

18" (3/17/07): moderately bright, elongated 2:1 E-W, 1.1'x0.5', bright core.  Located 15' S of NGC 3271 in the Antlia Cluster.

17.5" (3/28/87): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated E-W, bright core.  Member of the Antlia Cluster (NGC 3257-3281) with NGC 3271 15' N.  Located 19' E of NGC 3258.