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NGC3296
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 10:32:45.3
Declination: -12:43:0
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 13.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3
Observational
Summary description: eF, pS, R, bM
Sub-type: E0
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 3296 = IC 618. As with NGC 3295 = NGC 3280 (which see), Leavenworth's RA
is nearly 3 minutes of time too far east. And as with N3295, Howe identified
the correct galaxy, but did not notice the IC1 number, from Javelle's first
list of new nebulae.
Leavenworth left us a sketch of the galaxy, but the orientation is not sure,
so I'm depending on the fact that the discovery date as well as the
(incorrect) RA is the same as for N3295 and N3297. Leavenworth's declination
is close, however, and his description is appropriate for the galaxy.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3296
18" (3/29/03): faint, very small, round, 0.4' diameter, weak concentration to a starry center. Forms a trio with NGC 3280 5' N and NGC 3297 7' ENE. Located 4.7' ESE of a mag 9.5 star.