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NGC3606

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:16:15.6
Declination: -33:49:39
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, gbM
Sub-type: E1

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3606

18" (3/17/07): moderately bright, fairly small, round, 0.6' diameter, small bright core, relatively bright stellar nucleus.  Two mag 10 and 11 stars lie 4.5' and 5.5' NNE.  ESO 377-031 lies 9' SSW.