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NGC3347

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:42:46.6
Declination: -36:21:12
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 11.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, mE 0° ±, vsvmbM, 1st of 3
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3347

17.5" (3/28/87): moderately bright, bright core, moderately large, elongated ~N-S.  First of three with NGC 3354 3.4' E and NGC 3358 10' ESE.  Member of the Klemola 16 group.