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NGC3356

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:44:12.4
Declination: +6:45:32
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, R, bM, * 9 s 150" ±
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3356

17.5" (4/9/94): faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 WNW-ESE.  A mag 11 star is 2.9' S.  Forms a pair with NGC 3349 5.3' W.  NGC 3362 lies 13.8' SE.