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NGC3400

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:50:45.5
Declination: +28:28:8
Constellation: LMI
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, R, bM
Sub-type: SBa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3400

17.5" (4/22/95): fairly faint, elongated 3:2 WNW-ESE, 1.2'x0.7'.  Fairly even concentration to a small bright core and stellar nucleus.  Located 6.2' WSW of mag 9.1 SAO 81552.