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NGC3294

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:36:16.0
Declination: +37:19:29
Constellation: LMI
Visual Magnitude: 11.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cB, L, mE 135°, glbM
Sub-type: Sc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3294.  See NGC 3291.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3294

17.5" (4/13/91): fairly bright, fairly large, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, large brighter core but no nucleus.  A mag 14 star is 2.5' W and a mag 11 star 4.8' SSW.  Located 5.5' WSW of mag 9 SAO 62151.  NGC 3304 lies 18' NE.