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NGC3568

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:10:48.4
Declination: -37:26:56
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, pL, R, * inv, 3 B st nr, 3rd of 3
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3568

13.1" (2/17/04 - Costa Rica): fairly faint, very elongated 7:2 N-S, 1.5'x0.4', fairly low even surface brightness.  Cradled by a trio of mag 10-11 stars just following (the 2 stars off the north and south ends are parallel to the major axis).  NGC 3564 lies 6.7' SSW and NGC 3557, the brightest member of the Klemola 18 group, is 11.5' SSW.