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NGC3439

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:52:25.7
Declination: +8:33:28
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: eeF, vS, alm stell
Sub-type: E3

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3439

17.5" (4/15/99): extremely faint, very small, slightly elongated, 20" diameter.  This galaxy was surprisingly faint and required averted and could not hold steadily.  A mag 12 star lies 2.8' S.  Located 15' E of NGC 3425.