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NGC3567
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 11:11:18.7
Declination: +5:50:11
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 13.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: eF, R, sbM, r
Sub-type: S0
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 3567. Though most cataloguers have taken the somewhat brighter
northwestern galaxy as the NGC object, I've listed both objects here given
JH's comments. He has this to say about it on 27 Dec 1827: "eF, R, sbM; with
an appearance of stars." On 19 April 1830, he says, "vF; wind furious;
perhaps only F stars." (WH has only "eF; a little doubtful" on 13 April 1784,
the only night he recorded it.)
Perhaps I wouldn't be as impressed with JH's use of the plural "stars" if he
had only used it once. But with it appearing in both of his observations, it
is too striking to ignore.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3567
18" (3/5/05): fairly faint, round, contains a relatively bright stellar or quasi-stellar nucleus surrounded by a round, faint halo. Forms a double system with MCG +01-29-012 39" SE. The companion appeared very faint, very small, 20" diameter.