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NGC3300

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:36:38.5
Declination: +14:10:16
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cF, cS, R, pmbM, r, am B st
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3300

17.5" (4/18/87): moderately bright, bright core, stellar nucleus, fairly small diffuse halo slightly elongated ~N-S.  Surrounded by several brighter stars including a mag 10 star 4.2' NNW, a mag 9.5 star 6.4' E and mag 8.1 SAO 99207 7.8' SSE.