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NGC3482

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 10:58:34.2
Declination: -46:35:3
Constellation: VEL
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, gbM
Sub-type: SBa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3482

14" (4/2/16 - Coonabarabran, 123x and 160x): fairly faint to moderately bright, elongated 5:3 ~N-S, ~50"x30", broad concentration to a small brighter core.  Situated in a rich Vela star field 8.8' WNW of mag 8.2 HD 95274.