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NGC3304

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:37:37.9
Declination: +37:27:23
Constellation: LMI
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, cS, psbM, er
Sub-type: SBa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3304

17.5" (4/9/94): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NNW-SSE, sharply concentrated with small bright core surrounded by faint extensions.  A mag 14 star is 2.1' E.  NGC 3294 lies 18' SW.