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NGC3524

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:6:32.1
Declination: +11:23:6
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, S, lE, psbM, 2 st np in line
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3524

17.5" (4/1/95): moderately bright, elongated 5:2 SSW-NNE, 1.5'x0.6'.  Fairly sharp concentration with a well-defined 15" bright core and an occasional stellar nucleus.  A mag 11.5 star lies 0.9' NNW and a mag 13 star 2.0' NNW of center.