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NGC3287

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:34:47.3
Declination: +21:38:52
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1862
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: F, pL, D * p 24s, s 4'
Sub-type: SBcd

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3287

13.1": faint, diffuse, moderately large, elongated N-S, even surface brightness.  A bright double star ·1448 = 7.6/9.0 at 11" is 7' WSW.  NGC 3301 lies 30' NE.