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NGC3506

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:3:12.8
Declination: +11:4:37
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, cS, R, vgvlbM
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3506

17.5" (4/22/95): fairly faint, round, 1.0' diameter.  Just a weak central brightening with no distinct core or nucleus.  Preceded by a trio of mag 13.5 stars within 4'.

17.5" (3/28/87): fairly faint, fairly small, roundish, slightly brighter core.  A triangle of mag 13 stars is just west.