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NGC3600

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:15:52.0
Declination: +41:35:28
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, lE 0° ±, vgbM
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3600

17.5" (4/1/95): fairly faint, very elongated 3:1 N-S, 1.8'x0.6', small bright core, faint extensions.  Two mag 12 stars lie 2.4' and 3.2' NNW of center.