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NGC3593

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:14:37.0
Declination: +12:49:6
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 10.9

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: B, cL, E 90±, psmbM
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3593

17.5" (4/1/95): bright, fairly large, very elongated 3:1 E-W, 3.2'x1.2'.  Strong concentration from a faint outer halo to a prominent elongated core and a very small rounder nucleus.