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NGC3491

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:0:35.4
Declination: +12:9:42
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, cS, R, bMN
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3491

17.5" (3/22/96): faint, very small, round, 30" diameter, very small bright core.  Located in a blank region bordered by brighter stars forming a circular pattern 16'-18' diameter.  The brightest of these are mag 8 SAO 99401 10' SE and SAO 99398 12' SSE.