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NGC3459

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:54:44.4
Declination: -17:2:30
Constellation: CRT
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, E, gbM
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3459

18" (3/29/03): appeared as a ghostly streak 4:1 NNW-SSE, 1.2'x0.3', slightly brighter center but no well-defined core.  Collinear with a mag 14 star 2' NNW of center.