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NGC3302

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:35:47.4
Declination: -32:21:30
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3302

18" (3/13/04): faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 NW-SE, 0.8'x0.6', weak concentration.  A mag 14 star is off the NW edge.  ESO 437-014 lies 14' E.  Outlying member of the Antlia Cluster (Hydra-Centaurus Supercluster).