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NGC3599
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 11:15:26.8
Declination: +18:6:37
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: B, pS, R, pgmbM
Sub-type: S0
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 3599. See NGC 3632.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3599
17.5" (4/13/02): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated ~4:3, 2.0'x1.5'. Contains a small, fairly bright round core which is concentrated to the center with a much lower surface brightness halo. Located 21' WNW of NGC 3607 in a group.