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NGC3468

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:57:31.2
Declination: +40:56:47
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, eS, R, bM
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3468

17.5" (4/22/95): faint, small, slightly elongated SW-NE, 0.6' diameter.  Sharp concentration with a small bright core and stellar nucleus.  A mag 12.5 star is 1.7' ENE of center.