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NGC3298

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:37:12.2
Declination: +50:7:13
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, iE
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3298

18" (3/11/07): faint, small, round (core only viewed), 0.4' diameter, contains a very small brighter nucleus.  A very faint star lies 1' SW.