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NGC3559

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:10:45.1
Declination: +12:0:59
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, pS, lE, r
Sub-type: S/P

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3559 = NGC 3560, which see.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3559

17.5" (5/4/02): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 1.2'x0.8', fairly low surface brightness, brighter core.  IC 2628 is located 14' NE.