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NGC3564

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 11:10:36.2
Declination: -37:32:54
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.1

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational


Summary description: pF, S, R, bM, 2nd of 3
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 3564 13.1" (2/17/04 - Costa Rica): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 SSW-NNE, 1.4'x0.6', weak concentration and tapers at the ends (spindle-shaped). Follows NGC 3557 by 7.7' in a group (Klemola 18) and bracketed by two mag 13 stars 2' NW and 2' SE.