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NGC3374

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:48:1.0
Declination: +43:11:10
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, cS, iR
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3374

18" (3/30/05): fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly round though difficult to pin down an orientation, 0.7'x0.6'.  Broad, weak concentration with no noticeable core.  Located 16' NE of mag 7.3 HD 93271 and 18' NW of mag 7.8 HD 93663.  Forms a pair with CGCG 212-055 2.3' SSW (not seen).