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NGC3501

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:2:47.3
Declination: +17:59:23
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1881
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, mE ns, gbM, 3' long
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3501

17.5" (4/1/95): faint, edge-on 7:1 SSW-NNE, 3.0'x0.4', low surface brightness, very slightly brighter elongated core.  A mag 14 star is 2.3' SE of center.  NGC 3507 lies 12.7' NE.