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NGC3430

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:52:11.5
Declination: +32:57:3
Constellation: LMI
Visual Magnitude: 11.6

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, L, iE, gbM, 2nd of 3
Sub-type: SBc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3430 is not IC 2613, which see, in spite of being noted identically equal
to the IC number in CGCG.  The IC number applies to NGC 3395 instead.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3430

17.5" (4/9/94): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 3.0'x1.5', only a weak broad concentration.  A mag 14.5 star is off the south side 1.4' SE from the center.  Three bright stars are in the field; mag 8.6 SAO 62287 6.0' NNW, mag 7.5 SAO 62291 6.6' ENE and mag 9.1 SAO 62293 7.8' ENE.  Forms a striking pair with NGC 3424 6.0' WSW.