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NGC3412

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:50:53.3
Declination: +13:24:46
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 10.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: B, S, lE 135° ±, smbMN
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3412

17.5" (4/9/94): bright, fairly large, elongated 2:1 NNW-SSE, 3.0'x1.5', smooth halo, sharply concentrated with a striking bright core.  The core is evenly concentrated to an almost stellar nucleus.  A mag 14 star is at the NE edge of the halo 1.4' N of center.  Member of the Leo Group = M96 Group.