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NGC3493

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:1:27.8
Declination: +27:43:12
Constellation: LMI
Visual Magnitude: 14.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1827
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, R, bM, * sp
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3493

18" (5/31/03): faint, small, edge-on 7:2 ~E-W, 0.6'x0.15', even surface brightness.  A mag 14 star lies 0.7' SW of center.  Located 27' SW of NGC 3504.