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NGC3479

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:58:55.4
Declination: -14:57:40
Constellation: CRT
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stone
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, pS, E 90°, gbMN
Sub-type: SBbc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3479 = NGC 3502, which see.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3479

18" (3/5/05): faint, moderately large, slightly elongated N-S, 1.1'x0.8'.  Broad, weak concentration to a relatively large, slightly brighter core.  NGC 3502 may be a duplicate observation of this galaxy.