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NGC3462

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:55:21.0
Declination: +7:41:49
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, vlE, psbM
Sub-type: S0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3462, discovered by WH, was also seen by David Todd during his search for 
"the trans-Neptunian planet".  It is Todd's number (5).  See NGC 3604 for 
more.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3462

18" (3/29/03): fairly faint, fairly small, nearly round, 0.8'x0.7', very small bright core, stellar nucleus.