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NGC3348
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 10:47:10.0
Declination: +72:50:20
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 11.1
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: B, S, ilE, psbM, * 11 282°, 21s
Sub-type: E0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3348
17.5" (3/28/92): moderately bright but small, 1' diameter, slightly elongated E-W. Unusual appearance because at first glance there appears to be a double nucleus. Instead a mag 13.5 star is superimposed at the east side of the halo. The core of the galaxy is close west and a small halo surrounds the star with averted vision. Using direct vision the star is slightly brighter than the core. A mag 11 star lies 1.7' WNW.