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NGC3539

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:9:8.8
Declination: +28:40:21
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 14.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1831
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3539

17.5" (4/22/95): very faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 N-S, 0.6'x0.2'.  Contains a small bright core with very faint extensions.  NGC 3536 lies 12.3' SSW.  Member of AGC 1185.