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NGC3461

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:54:55.2
Declination: +17:42:30
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 14.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Mitchell
Year of discovery: 1854
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: F neb 5' nf last
Sub-type: E2

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3461.  See NGC 3460.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3461

24" (2/22/14): very faint, very small, round, 12" diameter.  Can just hold steadily with averted vision at 260x.  Located 5.4' NNE of NGC 3457 = NGC 3460.