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NGC3414

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:51:16.1
Declination: +27:58:30
Constellation: LMI
Visual Magnitude: 11.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: B, pL, R, mbM
Sub-type: SB0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3414.  A faint companion -- which we now call 2MASX J10511304+2800221 --
was picked up by Bindon Stoney and R.J. Mitchell with LdR's 72-inch reflector.
See the "notngc" files under "NGC 3414 companion" for the story.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3414

13.1" (3/24/84): bright, slightly elongated ~N-S, small bright nucleus, fairly small.  Forms a pair with NGC 3418 8.5' NNE.  Located 18' E of 44 Leonis (V = 5.6).

8": faint, slightly elongated.