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NGC3415

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:51:42.4
Declination: +43:42:46
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, S, vlE, stellar, 3 S st nr
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3415

17.5" (4/6/91): moderately bright but fairly small, elongated 2:1 N-S, small bright core, fairly high surface brightness overall.  Three mag 12 stars to the south form an equilateral triangle with the nearest star 56" S.  Forms a pair with NGC 3416 3' NNE.