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NGC3488

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:1:23.6
Declination: +57:40:39
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1793
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: (h) eF, (H) cB, vlE, pS, * 13 s att
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3488

17.5" (3/12/88): moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated ~N-S, gradually brighter core.  A mag 13.5 star is at the SSE edge 1.0' from center.  Forms a pair with CGCG 291-021 7' NNW.