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NGC3427
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 10:51:26.2
Declination: +8:17:54
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 13.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Tempel
Year of discovery: 1877
Discovery aperture: 11.0
Observational
Summary description: Neb, no descr.
Sub-type: S0-a
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 3427, creditted in the NGC to Tempel, was also seen by David Todd during
his search for "the trans-Neptunian planet". It is Todd's number (4). See
NGC 3604 for more.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3427
16" LX200 (4/14/07): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, small brighter core. Situated just south of the line connecting a mag 11.9 star 1.7' ENE and a mag 12.5 star 2.3' W. NGC 3417 lies 12' NW.
17.5" (4/15/99): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, 40"x20", slightly brighter core, faint stellar nucleus. With averted vision the halo increases to nearly 1.0'x0.5'. Nestled in a 10' stream of stars oriented NW-SE between a mag 12 star 1.7' NE and a mag 12.5 star 2.3' W. NGC 3425 lies 16' due north.