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NGC3638
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 11:20:9.9
Declination: -8:6:20
Constellation: CRT
Visual Magnitude: 13.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Stone
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 26.3
Observational
Summary description: eF, vS, 2 st 10 f
Sub-type: Sb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3638
17.5" (5/4/02): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 1.2'x0.6', brighter along the major axis. With averted vision, there are hints of longer extensions. Forms the western vertex of a right triangle with two mag 12 stars 3.4' E and 4.3' NE.