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NGC3385

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:48:11.6
Declination: +4:55:42
Constellation: SEX
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1828
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, s of 2
Sub-type: S0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3385.  See NGC 3386.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3385

24" (3/22/14): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 E-W, 30"x15", weak concentration, irregular surface brightness.  A mag 14.8 star is just off the south side [20" from center].  NGC 3386 lies 4.2' N and CGCG 38-19 is 8.8' SE.

17.5" (3/28/92): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated ~E-W, weak concentration, diffuse ill-defined halo.  A mag 10.5 star lies 5' NE.  Forms a pair with NGC 3386 4.3' N.