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NGC3498

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 11:1:55.0
Declination: +14:22:38
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: eF, pL (d'A not found)
Sub-type: NF

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 3498 is probably the triple star three arcmin west-northwest of WH's position. Dreyer reprints WH's full note in which he says, "eF, not S. I had some doubt and put on 240, but there being no stars very near it, I could not adjust the focus, and therefore could not verify it." Dreyer also notes that d'A could not find the nebula during repeated attempts when N3489 was seen easily.