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NGC3596

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:15:6.1
Declination: +14:47:13
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 11.3

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pF, L, R, glbM
Sub-type: SBc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3596.  See NGC 3616.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3596

13.1" (4/10/86): moderately bright, fairly large, diffuse, slightly elongated NW-SE, sharp stellar nucleus is possibly offset to the west of the geometric center.