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NGC3431

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:51:15.0
Declination: -17:0:30
Constellation: CRT
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1887
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, E 130°, gbM
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3431

18" (3/11/07): faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.25', weak concentration.  A mag 13 star lies 1' NE and a similar star 2.8' SSW.  NGC 3409 lies 13' WSW while NGC 3420 is 21' SW.