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NGC3608

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:16:59.0
Declination: +18:8:53
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 10.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: B, pL, R, psbM, 3rd of 3
Sub-type: E2

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3608.  See NGC 3632.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3608

13.1" (2/16/85): moderately bright, small, stellar nucleus.  Appears slightly fainter than NGC 3607 5.7' S.  In a trio with NGC 3605 and NGC 3607.