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NGC3399

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:49:27.6
Declination: +16:13:8
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: F, vS
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3399

17.5" (4/22/95): fairly faint, small, round, very small bright core.  Forms a pair with double system NGC 3405 4.0' ENE.  Located near one corner of an asterism of mag 13-14 stars in a rectangular outline with a mag 13 star 50" WNW.