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NGC3308

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 10:36:22.3
Declination: -27:26:14
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 11.9

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: F, S, R, 4th of 9
Sub-type: E/SB0

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 3308. See NGC 5298.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 3308 24" (3/28/17): fairly bright, fairly small, slightly elongated, well concentrated with a small, very bright core, ~1.0'x50". 13.1" (2/18/04 - Costa Rica): moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, 1.0'x0.8', broad concentration to a brighter core. Furthest NW in the core of AGC 1060 and 11.5' WSW of the mag 5 star in the core. 13.1" (2/23/85): fairly faint, small, round, small weak concentration. First of five in a 20' field in the core of AGC 1060.