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NGC3503
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 11:1:17.2
Declination: -59:50:50
Constellation: CAR
Visual Magnitude:
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: 3 S st 10 m in vF neb
Sub-type: EN+OCL
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3503
24" (4/5/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): The brightest section of this nebulosity surrounds a group of 5 stars, consisting of a brighter mag 10.5 star with a faint, close companion (h4397 = 10.6/13.3 at 8") and three additional stars in a string. Several additional faint stars spiral out from the grouping. The haze that surrounds these 5 stars is ~3' in diameter. There was little or no contrast gain using a UHC filter, so the nebulosity probably does not have a significant emission component. Situated in a rich star field.