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NGC3626

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:20:3.6
Declination: +18:21:24
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 11.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: B, S, vlE, sbM
Sub-type: S0-a

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3626 is also = NGC 3632, which see.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3626

16" LX200 (4/14/07): bright, fairly large, elongated 2:1 ~NNW-SSE.  Sharply concentrated with a small, very bright core that increases to a bright, stellar nucleus.  NGC 3639 lies 23' ENE.

17.5" (3/22/96): bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2 NNW-SSE, 1.8'x1.2'.  Strong, sharp concentration with a very small elongated core and a bright stellar nucleus.  Located roughly 50' ENE of the NGC 3607 group.